{"id":266814,"date":"2025-07-07T01:29:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=266814"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:13:47","slug":"clash-between-chakmas-and-locals-over-plot-of-land-situation-under-control-says-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/clash-between-chakmas-and-locals-over-plot-of-land-situation-under-control-says-sp\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash between Chakmas and locals over plot of land; situation under control, says SP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>[ Bengia Ajum ]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KOKILA, 6 Jul:<\/strong> A clash erupted between members of the Chakma community and a few local individuals here in Papum Pare district on Saturday over a plot of land where the Chakmas traditionally conduct their last rites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The confrontation began when the Chakmas attempted to hold a funeral ceremony and were met with resistance. A video circulating on social media shows both sides wielding sticks and engaging in physical confrontations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to police sources, the conflict arose over differing opinions about using a specific plot of land that the Chakmas have long used for funeral rites. A local businessman, identified as Takam Tadu, recently constructed a resort on the bank of the Chengmara river, adjacent to this burial ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;After building the resort, Takam Tadu requested that the Chakmas relocate their funeral rites to a different plot to avoid disrupting his business. He offered his other plot to the Chakmas for conducting the last rites, which is a bit far from the existing plot. However, the Chakmas declined to accept it,&#8221; said Papum Pare SP Taru Gusar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tensions escalated on Saturday when the Chakmas of Kokila attempted to perform the last rites of an elderly woman. An altercation broke out, quickly turning into physical violence. &#8220;The situation is now under control. Takam Tadu&#8217;s supporters dispersed peacefully, and the Chakmas were able to complete the ceremony,&#8221; said the SP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chakma refugees were settled and given plots of land by the Government of India in places like Hollongi and Kokila in Papum Pare district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ Bengia Ajum ] KOKILA, 6 Jul: A clash erupted between members of the Chakma community and a few local individuals here in Papum Pare district on Saturday over a plot of land where the Chakmas traditionally conduct their last rites. The confrontation began when the Chakmas attempted to hold a funeral ceremony and were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[390,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-266814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bengia-ajum","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}