SILCHAR (ASSAM/IMPHAL) — The Assam government, in view of the renewed violence in neighbouring Manipur, has further tightened security along the 204-km-long inter-state border, deploying police and commandos on a 24×7 basis in border districts, officials said on Sunday. Assam’s Cachar (130.60 km) and Dima Hasao (73.5 km) districts share borders with ethnic violence-devastated Manipur. A senior Assam Police official said that they stepped up security measures along the inter-state border to prevent the spillover of violence from the ethnic unrest in the neighbouring state. Cachar’s Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta has been closely overseeing the inter-state border security measures with daily inspections at the border. “Given the current law and order situation in Jiribam district in Manipur, strict security arrangements have been executed to prevent unauthorised entry from Manipur into Cachar and to deter any potential sabotage that could exploit the unrest in Jiribam. Enhanced security measures have also been established along the riverine areas bordering Manipur, including the Jiri and Barak rivers,” the official told the media. Mahatta said that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Director General of Police G.P. Singh have directed the Cachar police to take firm action against any attempts to disrupt peace...