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Unfortunate incident: Munda

   Forest minister Etwa Munda termed the Bijuliban incident an unfortunate one. But in the same breath he said that the incident does not suggest law and order break down in the state.  

Munda who has been camping in the district is visiting the Bijuliban village on Thursday where ULFA men gunned down local trader Nandalal Shah along with his daughter. 

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