2 killed in Meghalaya amid tensions over Garo Hills council polls, Army deployed
India Today
The unrest began on Monday after former Phulbari legislator Estamur Momin was allegedly assaulted by protesters, who have been demanding that non-tribals should refrain from contesting or participating in the Garo Hills council elections.
Two people were killed after security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district early Tuesday, as tensions escalated over the nomination process for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections.
The incident took place in the Chibinang area, where clashes broke out between tribal and non-tribal groups, a report by news agency PTI said. West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma said the firing occurred when security forces tried to disperse an unlawful gathering.
“The two persons who died were residents of Chibinang. There was a clash between tribals and non-tribals regarding the GHADC elections, and the firing occurred while we were dispersing an unlawful assembly,” Sangma told PTI.
Authorities said the situation is currently under control. However, the district administration imposed a curfew across West Garo Hills from midnight on March 10 to prevent further escalation.
The Army was also called in to help restore normalcy.
Defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahender Rawat confirmed that Army units had been deployed in the district. “Army columns deployed in West Garo Hills on the request of civil administration and conducting a flag march,” Rawat told PTI.
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