Guwahati, Dec. 23 -- The Assam government on Tuesday transferred Faiz Ahmed Barbhuiya, Additional Superintendent of Police (HQ) of West Karbi Anglong district, amid heightened tension following violent protests in the region.

According to an official notification issued by the Home (A) Department of the Assam Government, Barbhuiya has been posted as 2nd-in-Command of the 7th Assam Police Battalion at Charaikhola in Kokrajhar with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Nayan Moni Barman, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime), Lakhimpur.

The notification reads, "Faiz Ahmed Barbhuiya, APS (DR-2013), Addl. Superintendent of Police (HQ), West Karbi Anglong is transferred and posted as 2-in-Command, 7th APBn., Charaikhola, Kokrajhar ...