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GUWAHATI
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) appealed for calm aft the sidesplitting of a younker triggered unrest successful the State’s West Garo Hills territory bordering Bangladesh.
The youth, identified arsenic Dilseng M. Marak, died aft unidentified assailants attacked members of an NGO called Achik, who had gone to the district’s Rajabala colony to “inspect” an allegedly amerciable chromatic quarry connected Friday (January 9, 2026) afternoon. Another subordinate of the NGO was earnestly injured.
As overmuch of the territory and the Garo Hills portion beyond observed a shutdown connected Saturday to protestation the “savage and cold-blooded” killing, the Chief Minister condemned the incident. He said that 3 radical were arrested pursuing constabulary raids conducted astatine assorted locations.
“I would similar to impulse the citizens of Garo Hills to guarantee that bid and communal harmony proceed to prevail. There whitethorn beryllium a batch of quality circulating connected societal media. Please filter them carefully,” the Chief Minister said.
He added that the constabulary were moving tirelessly to place the remaining persons progressive successful the “heinous crime”, assuring that they would beryllium brought to justice.
Local MLA Mizanur Rahman Kazi besides condemned the incident. “We are doing everything imaginable to support instrumentality and bid and brotherhood amongst us. We are committed to ensuring information to each citizens,” helium said, advising radical against spreading rumours.
He further stated that the territory authorities convened a gathering with civilian nine members connected Saturday day to represent a bid committee and sermon each related matters successful detail.
According to locals, a radical stopped the Achik members aft they were returning from an “inspection” of an “illegal” chromatic quarry adjacent Rajabala. An altercation followed, starring to the attack.
Most members of Achik managed to escape, but the onslaught near 2 persons critically injured. One of them was aboriginal pronounced dormant astatine a section hospital.
The motive down the onslaught was unclear. “We tin beryllium circumstantial aft the probe is over,” West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T. Sangma said.
The Central Executive Committee of the Garo Students’ Union demanded the contiguous identification, arrest, and prosecution of each those progressive successful the “cold-blooded murder” of Dilseng.
“The harshest punishment nether the instrumentality indispensable beryllium ensured to nonstop an unambiguous connection that specified brutality volition not beryllium tolerated. Any hold oregon dilution successful the probe volition beryllium treated arsenic an administrative failure, compelling the GSU to respond done each antiauthoritarian means. Justice indispensable beryllium swift, exemplary, and uncompromising,” the national said successful a statement.
