Fresh violence hits Shillong, Meghalaya govt seeks 5 additional CAPF companies, miscreants attack tourist vehicles
Guwahati, June 2 (IBNS): The situation in Meghalaya's capital city Shillong still remained tense as several fresh violence incidents have been reported on Saturday.
Curfew, which was clamped in various places of the city on Friday, continued on Saturday and police are patrolling the vulnerable places following a violent clash between police and a mob on Thursday night.
But violating curfew, miscreants attacked several vehicles, including five tourist vehicles going from Guwahati, and also damaged shops, houses in Shillong on Saturday.
According to the reports, at least 10 tourists, including a child, were injured in the miscreants attacked on vehicles.
Several tourists are still stranded in the hotels in Shillong.
To control the situation, army conducted flag march in several areas in Shillong region.
Meanwhile, the Meghalaya government has sought five additional companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) from the centre.
Meghalaya Home Minister James Sangma said that, some of the forces have already arrived and they would be deployed strategically.
Earlier, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma had called an emergency meeting to monitor the situation as a clash between residents of Punjabi lane and bus driver had triggered the violence.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has appealed the people of Shillong to maintain peace.
On the other hand, night curfew was imposed in Shillong as violence continued in parts of the city on Friday to calm the situation.
On Friday, the City Superintendent of Police of Shillong and few other persons including cops, journalists were injured while mob pelted stones targeting to security personnel.
On the other hand, the Meghalaya CM had called up Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday night and assured him of safety of the Sikh community people and religious institutions in the state.
Meanwhile, the United Democratic Party (UDP), an ally in the six party coalition government in Meghalaya has demanded to evict the Punjabi lane in the city immediately.
Paul Lyngdoh, Working President of UDP would likely to meet Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma on Monday to discuss about the situation.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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