Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Assam Mother Demands Probe into Son's Death After Eviction Clash
A woman wants an independent investigation into how her son died.
The son was killed when the police fired shots after a protest.
The protest happened because people were forced to leave their homes in the forest.
The government had made them leave, and then they blocked the road.
The woman says the police fired too many shots and wants someone else to look into what happened because she does not trust the police to be fair.
A mother seeks a judicial probe into the death of her son in police firing.
The son was killed during clashes after an eviction drive in Goalpara.
The eviction drive displaced 1,080 families from Paikan Reserve Forest.
Authorities dug up a road leading to the settlement, sparking protests.
The mother described the police firing as unprovoked and excessive.
- Who
- Nachiran Bibi (mother), Shakaur Ali (deceased), police, evicted families
- What
- A mother's request for a judicial probe into her son's death in police firing.
- When
- July 17 (clashes), report on Wednesday
- Where
- Goalpara district, Assam, Paikan Reserve Forest
- Why
- Result of eviction drive and subsequent clashes
Mother's View
Police/Authorities View
Use of Force
Mother's View
Police firing was unprovoked, excessive and disproportionate.
Police/Authorities View
Police opened fire after being attacked by residents.
- Incident
- Police firing during protest
- Location
- Goalpara, Assam
- Deceased
- Shakaur Ali (19)
- Eviction
- 1,080 families
- Mother's Request
- Judicial Probe
Sources
Mother of youth killed in Assam police firing moves Gauhati HC for independent judicial probe
Panic in Uriamghat as blank firing, house arson raise Assam-Nagaland border tensions
‘Lost trust in police’: Her teenage son killed in police shooting amid Assam evictions, a mother seeks judicial probe
Assam: Mother of teen killed in police firing after Goalpara eviction drive seeks judicial probe
