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Aug 18 2012 (04:28PM)  Trains bring thousands home to Assam (www.ndtv.com)

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Posted by: Jayashree ▪❖▪ Amita**  12667 news posts  
Guwahati: As the overcrowded train from Bangalore chugged into Guwahati railway station early on Saturday morning, the occupants let out a spontaneous scream.
More out of relief I think than joy. They had arrived home safely.
After all they had travelled more than 56 hours in unreserved compartments in searing heat, fleeing a perceived or real threat to their lives in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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North-East: PM to Karnataka govt Tired, unwashed and vaguely afraid, most of the young men (there were hardly any women on this train) worked as security guards, hotel, restaurant and hotel boys. Most of them, leading a hand-to-mouth existence.  But at least they were fending for themselves without burdening their poor parents back home.
Some had spent over nine years in the Garden city; some just about six months. But all of them said physical and verbal abuse of some of their friends and panic calls from parents and families back home forced them to leave in haste. Most were hesitant to put a timeline for their return.
Some others were defiant.
A young security guard, Bikash who has spent over three years in Bangalore told me at the railway station:
Aug 18 2012 (04:27PM)  Situation in Assam remains calm as 2 trains from Bangalore arrive at Guwahati station (post.jagran.com)
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Posted by: Jayashree ▪❖▪ Amita**  12667 news posts  
Guwahati: The situation in lower Assam on Saturday remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special...
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trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after rumours of impending attacks.       Official sources said curfew in Rangiya subdivision of Kamrup Rural district was lifted from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday.       However, normal life in Kamrup Rural, besides nearby Baksa and Nalbari districts has been partially disrupted due to a 12-hour bandh call given by the Bajrang Dal to protest against the violence, sources said.       "There are no reports of any new incidents. The situation is stable and security forces are maintaining a constant vigil," Assam IGP (Bodoland Territorial Area Districts) S N Singh told.        A total of 78 persons have so far lost their lives in the lower Assam districts since violence started between Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslims on July 19-20.
Two special trains from Bengaluru arrived this morning at Guwahati carrying around 1,700 people belonging to the North-East, railway sources said.      "One of the trains reached Guwahati at 5.10 AM and the other at 7.55 AM. Three more trains are on way from Bengaluru," Northeast Frontier Railway PRO Nripen Bhattacharya told.       A large number of students and professionals from Assam and other North Eastern states have fled Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh after rumours that they will be attacked in the wake of the violence in lower Assam.      In another development, a 15-member team of CBI officers have started investigation into seven cases related to the violence.       The team of officers, led by S Garg, visited some areas of Kokrajhar district yesterday, a state police source said.      The team is expected to visited Chirang soon, he added.
The CBI team will investigate four cases in Kokrajhar, two in Chirang and one in Dhubri.
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