India lives in her villages, we're told, in every other sanctimonious public speech. That's bullshit, just a figleaf. India dies in her villages.- Arundhati Roy Things took a bloody turn on Christmas eve for the residents of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Udalguri and Sonitpur districts in Assam. With the Peshawar killings still ripe in our memories, this spate of communal, territorial revenge in Assam caused nationwide shock. As many as 76 tribals were killed and more than 5,000 Adivasis and Bodos were displaced. But did you know that this was never an isolated incident? The region's nightmarish killings have been going on for two long decades now. The last five years have seen a steady rise in violence.

Where?

NDFB is prevalent in the western part of Assam bordering Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and West Bengal. They currently claim seven districts out of which they want to carve out the state of Bodoland including Dhubri, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur.

How?

NDFB has been responsible for the killings of tribal farmers, villagers, Muslim tea planters and even tourists. They have opened fire on women and children from time to time and have executed many a government officials and security forces in the past.