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Our Correspondent Diphu, Oct. 27 (EMN): Three persons including a tax inspector, a trader and one from among the crowd were injured when a mob attacked officials of the Taxation Department of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) at Sukhanjan Market in Karbi Anglong under Bokajan Police Station, Diphu on Thursday. Three persons were arrested in this connection. The incident happened when the tax officials were on their rounds checking trade licenses and advising the traders on the need to give taxes to the government. During the process, one person identified as Bijoy Singh came on a scooter and asked the shopkeepers to shut their shops after which, the tax officials were surrounded by a mob numbering to hundreds armed with sticks, iron rods, stones and daos to beat them up. One of the traders from Sukhanjan, who was beaten up while trying to save the officials, said that he had overheard about the impending attack five days prior. The victim suffered some minor injuries. The mob sho
Our Correspondent Diphu, Oct. 28 (EMN): The Taxation department of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on Friday sealed the shops of some traders in Sukhanjan under Bokajan police station. The traders were allegedly involved in the attack on the tax officials on October 27 while they were on a drive to check trade licenses of shopkeepers. It may be recalled that the tax officials were attacked in the afternoon by a mob numbering around 100 armed with sticks, iron rods, stones and daos. Several officials, traders and members of the public were injured in the incident. The Tax department led by deputy secretary, Sonasing Terang, sealed the shop and godown of the main conspirator and organiser of the attack, Bijoy Singh. A total of four shops were sealed by the officials. “The officers of the Taxation department came yesterday on the orders of the authority but were, unfortunately, assaulted. We all know about taxes and we the government officers have also to pay professional tax. T