India, Feb. 9 -- Fresh protests erupted along the Assam-Nagaland border in Golaghat on Monday after members of the Naga community allegedly erected a concrete gate in Chungajan and designated it as part of Nagaland's Niuland district. The gate, reportedly named "Shokhuvi," was constructed on the road connecting Navamilanpur and No. 2 Shantipur villages under the Sarupathar sub-division. Locals claimed the structure was an attempt to assert Nagaland's presence on Assam's territory.

Residents of Navamilanpur, Mahima, and surrounding areas staged demonstrations demanding the removal of the gate, citing repeated appeals to the Assam government that went unheeded. Villagers alleged that the Nagas have been adopting aggressive measures to occu...