The Assam Mizoram border dispute turned violent and many officers and civilians were injured during the clash. Among them is an IPS officer, Vaibhav Nimbalkar, who got injured during the exchange of fire on the disputed interstate border and was airlifted to Mumbai in a private hospital for treatment.
Nimbalkar is a 2009 batch IPS officer who hails from Pune, Maharashtra and was serving as the police superintendent of Cachar in Assam. After he got injured during the clash, he was airlifted to a private hospital in Andheri, Mumbai.
According to media sources, Nimbalkar underwent a three-hour-long surgery in which bullet shells were removed from his body. The injuries were mostly on his lower part of the body.
Six policemen, including the personal security officer (PSO) of Nimbalkar, and a civilian were killed and around 50 others injured after the violent clashes along the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that Rs 50 lakh would be paid to the next of kin of those killed and a government job will also be given to a family member, while those injured will be given Rs one lakh each.
He also announced that an additional one month salary will be given to all policemen deployed along the Mizoram border.
