NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION incident in which 20 persons had died. The report mentioned that 5 cases had been registered in connection with the incident that occurred in Kokrajhar and Baksa on the 1st and 2nd of May 2014. According to press report, some of the survivors made a specific complaint that when the villagers rushed to the forest beat office in Khagrabari as the armed miscreants attacked them, the forest personnel, instead of helping, allegedly fired at them and set some of the houses on fire. 4.107 The Commission called for reports from the Chief Secretary, Government of Assam and the DGP, Assam. 4.108 Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, reports were received from the Superintendent of Police, District Kokrajhar as well as Superintendent of Police, District Baksa. It was reported by the Superintendent of Police, Kokrajhar that, on 01.05.2014, a group of unknown 20-25 BODO youth, who were suspected to be affiliated to NDFB(S), armed with deadly weapons, entered the village Balapara Part -1 and fired indiscriminately at the villagers. In this incident, 7 persons had died, while 3 persons were seriously injured. A case FIR No. 155/2014 dated 02.05.2014 u/s 448/457/302/307/326/324/427/34 IPC r/w section 27 Arms Act was registered at P.S. Gossaigaon, which was being investigated by the Special Task Force, Assam. 4.109 The Superintendent of Police, District Baksa reported that, on 02.05.2014, a group of 40-50 unidentified cadres suspected to belong to banned outfit of NDFB(S) armed with deadly weapons attacked the villagers. Receiving this information, the police rushed to the spot and recovered 18 dead bodies over a period of time. Four persons were injured and 2 were missing. After the incident, a case FIR No. 64/14 dated 03.05.2014 u/s 120(B)/12/123/147/307/436/302 IPC and Section 25 (I-A)/27 Arms Act, Section 10/13 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered in PS Gobardhana. 4.110 The Commission was further informed by the Additional Secretary (Home & Political) Department, Government of Assam, vide his letter dated 03.03.2016, that 13 forest officials were arrested in connection with case FIR No. 64/2014. It was also informed that both the cases FIR No. 155/14 and 64/2014 were handed over to National Investigation Agency for further investigation. 4.111 Subsequently, the Commission was informed by the National Investigation Agency that, after investigation, charge-sheets have been filed in both the cases. It was also revealed that 36 villagers of village Nonke Khagrabari, P.S. Gobardhana, District Baksa were killed by the alleged cadres of NDFB (S) on 02.05.2014 with the collusion of forest officials. As per the charge-sheet in case FIR No. 64/2014 (RC-02/2014NIA-Guw), involvement of four forest officials namely (1) Rojen Boro (2)Jayanta Baro (3) Nijwm Basumatary and (4) Mallajit Kherkatary had been established. 64 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017