Five security personnel were injured in a mob attack at the office of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma in Tura on Monday, 24 July.
Sangma, who was unharmed in the attack, was holding a meeting with representatives of the two protesting organisations – Achik Conscious Holistically Integrated Krima (ACHIK) and the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) – to discuss their demand to declare Tura as Meghalaya's winter capital.
While the meeting was underway, a mob attacked the CM's office, in retaliation to which police was forced to fired tear gas shells.
"At least five police personnel were injured when the crowd attacked the CM's secretariat at Tura in the evening today. In the melee, police were forced to fire tear gas shells to disburse the crowd," officials told PTI.
A vehicle set ablaze by a mob in Meghalaya's Tura on Monday, 24 July.
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While terming the incident as "unfortunate", CM Sangma announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for the injured personnel.
"After the discussion was almost over, we heard sloganeering from outside. I asked them not to create any scene out here. Their leaders (of the NGOs in talks) went outside to speak to the people. They came back and said they did not know who these people were, never seen them before during the fasting protest," the CM said.
Vehicles were also torched amid the ruckus.
Meanwhile, a night curfew was declared in Tura with immediate effect.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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