India, Jan. 21 -- The Indian Army on Wednesday conducted a flag march in Kokrajhar district, and a peace meeting was held in the presence of state ministers and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief, Hagrama Mohilary, to help restore normalcy in the district. Clashes erupted in the district on January 20 between members of the Bodo and Adivasi communities over the death of two persons in a mob lynching incident.

Four Army columns deployed in sensitive areas carried out joint patrolling with the civil administration in and around Karigaon as a confidence-building measure. Officials said the Army, along with the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), continues to be deployed in the district, along with...