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Meghalaya capital calm after unrest, police launches helpline for evacuation

Meghalaya capital calm after unrest, police launches helpline for evacuation
Written by Astha Oriel
(Sourced from PTI)
Aug 17, 2021, 04:47 pm 3 min read
Meghalaya capital calm after unrest, police launches helpline for evacuation
Police launched helpline for people who are stranded in Shillong and are in need of evacuation

The Meghalaya government on Tuesday said there were no untoward incidents since the curfew was clamped in the state capital, Shillong, following the unrest, and launched a police helpline for people who are stranded in Shillong and are in need of evacuation. A senior home department official said three control rooms being handled by the state police are tasked with responding to evacuation calls.

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Shillong is under curfew till August 18

Curfew has been imposed in Shillong till 5:00 am of August 18 and mobile internet services withdrawn in four districts as vandalism and arson rocked Shillong and nearby areas on Independence Day during the funeral procession of a former militant, who was killed in a recent police encounter. Meanwhile, petrol bombs were also hurled at the residence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

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Violence erupted in Mawlai, Jaiaw following Cheristerfield Thangkhiew's death

Violence erupted in Mawlai and Jaiaw areas of Shillong following the death of Cheristerfield Thangkhiew, the former self-styled general secretary of the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), in an encounter when the police raided his home in the early hours of Friday.

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Unidentified men set police vehicle ablaze on Sunday

Thangkhiew, who had surrendered in 2018, was shot dead when he allegedly tried to attack a police team with a knife during the raid in connection with a series of IED blasts in the state. Meanwhile, according to media reports, some unidentified men had also set ablaze a police vehicle and were seen brandishing weapons in broad daylight on Sunday.

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A judicial investigation was ordered into the encounter killing

Notably, Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui resigned amid violence in Shillong over the police shooting of Thangkhiew. Expressing shock over the encounter he had asked the state government to set up a judicial inquiry into Thangkhiew's killing. On Monday, the Chief Minister had announced a judicial investigation into the encounter killing of the former militant.

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He was involved in IED blast: Police

Meanwhile, the police informed The Indian Express that Thangkhiew was involved in an IED blast that injured two people in Shillong last week and was killed in "retaliatory firing" in the early hours of August 13 in an operation in Shillong's Mawlai.

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Assam government issued advisory not to travel to Shillong

Meanwhile, the Assam government has also issued an advisory, asking people not to travel to Shillong in the wake of the law and order situation. Moreover, the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Monday also requested Sangma to take necessary measures for the safety of people from Assam stranded in the hill state.

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