India, July 15 -- The indefinite road blockade along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, called by several Mising community organisations, was put on hold following a telephonic conversation between Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu.

The agitation, led by the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), Mising Mimag Kebang (MMK), and Takam Mising Mime Kebang (TMMK), saw blockade of seven key roads linking Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday morning. The protest was in response to the alleged murders of two Assam youths Prabash Doley (22) and Shankar Pegu (29) in Arunachal Pradesh within a span of one month.

The decision to halt the agitation came after assurances from both state government...