THREE INJURED, POLICE BOOTH VANDALISED IN SHILLONG STIR

A candlelight vigil organised in Shillong on Thursday evening over the November 22 firing incident on Meghalaya’s border with Assam turned into a violent clash in which three people were injured and police property damaged, police said.

Earlier in the day, the Meghalaya government extended the ban on mobile internet services in seven districts of the state by another 48 hours, starting 10:30 am on Thursday.

A protest-cum-vigil was organised by five influential groupson Thursday at the Kiang Nangbah Memorial in Shillong.

According to Superintendent of Police (City) Vivek Syiem, the protest turned violent around 6pm. “We fired a few shells of tear gas to deter protesters from harming civilians...” he said.

He said protesters vandalised a police booth and tried to set a police bus on fire. Though the vehicle did not catch fire, its window panes were damaged.

An FIR was registered an FIR in connection with the violence for damage to public property and causing injury.