DHAKA: Nine more bodies were recovered from a village in Baksa district early Saturday, taking the toll to 32 in the violence unleashed by NDFB-Songbijit militants in Bodoland Territorial Administration Districts (BTADC) area in Assam.
The bodies of the victims, including four children and two women, were recovered from Khagrabari village under Salbari sub-division adjacent to the Manas National Park, official sources said.
Bodies of two children were identified as Ilina Khatun and Ariful Islam.
Three children, aged between seven and ten years, who were hiding in a forest on the banks of river Beki were also rescued, the sources said, reports The Times of India.
Police arrested 12 people in Baksa in connection with the terror attacks and eight people have been picked up for questioning in Kokrajhar, according to TV reports.
Indefinite curfew was imposed in Kokrajhar, Baksa and Chirang districts of Assam following the violence.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has called for an emergency meet over the violence.
BDST: 1436 HRS, MAY 03, 2014