Guwahati, June 25 -- Fresh tensions erupted at a village on the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border on Wednesday after a mob uprooted saplings and dismantled wooden structures erected by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) of Assam for a plantation drive.

According to sources, the incident occurred in Lapangap village, a site in disputed Assam-Meghalaya border claimed by residents of both West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya and Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

Sources indicate that around 400 residents from Lapangap and surrounding villages, backed by various social organizations from Meghalaya, converged on the plantation area around 11 am. They uprooted the saplings and set fire to the wooden structures, alleging that Assam was a...