300 special police officers in Assam threaten mass suicide
Around 300 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Assam threatened to commit mass suicide on Monday demanding the government reinstate them into service. The officers, who purportedly planned to jump into Brahmaputra river, started removing their uniforms after which the security personnel overpowered them. Recruited in 2008 in temporary posts, they were dismissed by the Centre in 2015 without notice.