Guwahati : The situation in violence-affected areas of Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district has stabilised, with no fresh incidents reported over the past two days, even as a tight security clampdown remains in place and a crucial tripartite meeting is scheduled to be held in Guwahati on Friday.

Officials said prohibitory orders, a night curfew and suspension of mobile internet services continue in sensitive areas as a precaution following the unrest earlier this week that left two people dead and several others injured. Security forces, including the Army, Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), remain deployed across the district to prevent any flare-up.

“The situation is normal at present, but restrictions are still in force as a precautionary measure,” an official said.

The violence was largely concentrated in Kheroni, the worst-affected area of the district, which is home to Karbi, Bihari, Bengali and Nepali communities. The region has witnessed long-standing tensions between indigenous Karbi groups and Hindi-speaking settlers over allegations of encroachment on Village Grazing Reserve (VGR) and Professional Grazing Reserve (PGR) lands in the tribal belt.

In an effort to restore peace, a tripartite meeting involving representatives of the Assam government, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and protest groups will be held in Guwahati on Friday. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and KAAC chief Tuliram Ronghang are expected to attend the talks, officials said.

The unrest followed a 15-day hunger strike by Karbi agitators demanding the eviction of alleged illegal settlers, most of whom they claim are from Bihar, from grazing reserve lands in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts. Tensions escalated after police removed three protestors from the hunger strike site in the early hours of Monday, a move the administration later said was taken to provide medical treatment.

Kheroni witnessed intense violence on Tuesday, during which one person was killed in police firing and another was allegedly burnt alive inside his house during mob violence. More than 70 people, including over 60 police personnel, were injured in the clashes.

Chief Minister Sarma said on Wednesday that the demand for immediate eviction of alleged encroachers could not be met at this stage as the Gauhati High Court has issued a stay order in the matter.