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Assam Rifles escorted Dalai Lama 65 yrs ago



As news of the Dalai Lama’s escape spread, the Indian government responded by dispatching a contingent of 5th Assam Rifles to ensure his safe passage into the country.On March 31, the spiritual leader was received by the party of the 5th Assam Rifles and the people of Monyulat at the Frontier Post of Chuthangmu in Kameng Division.He was escorted by the paramilitary force through Tawang, Bomdila and then to Tezpur, from where he proceeded further into the country.Following the Dalai Lama’s forced exile to India, the frontier posts of Chuthangmu, Bumla and Chuna saw a mass ingress of armed Tibetan refugees called ‘Khampas’, and the 5th Assam Rifles thereafter escorted approximately 12,000 refugees through the Kameng Frontier Division.During visit to Guwahati in April 2017, the Dalai Lama recalled his evacuation from Tibet and met Havildar Naren Chandra Das (retired) of Assam Rifles, who had escorted him in 1959. The Dalai Lama embraced the old soldier and reminisced the vexatious times. The Dalai Lama praised and blessed the Assam Rifles for their selfless service to the nation.Forces blessedDuring visit to Guwahati in April 2017, the Dalai Lama recalled his evacuation from Tibet and met Havildar Naren Chandra Das (retired) of Assam Rifles, who had escorted him in 1959. The Dalai Lama embraced the old soldier and reminisced the vexatious times. The Dalai Lama praised and blessed the Assam Rifles for their selfless service to the nation. He was escorted by the paramilitary force through Tawang, Bomdila and then to Tezpur, from where he proceeded further into the country.



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