Meghalaya: In a shocking incident in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district, alleged terrorists shot a woman at point blank range for resisting their attempts to molest her outside her home on Tuesday evening. The Meghalaya police said the woman’s five children, locked up in the house along with their father by the assailants, first saw them assault their mother and then shoot her.
The police said the alleged terrorists fired six rounds at the woman. The attackers allegedly belong to the Garo National Liberation Front – a militant outfit. The GNLF is allegedly involved in several cases of murder, kidnapping and extortion in all three Garo Hills districts in Meghalaya.
She was first assaulted and molested. When she resisted, they shot her at with automatic assault rifles from point blank range blowing her head it into almost two pieces,” Inspector General of Police (Operations), GHP Raju said. PA Sangma, MP representing the Garo Hills region, condemned the incident and said the law and order situation in region was worsening every day.
I strongly condemn the incident and am worried over the Garo Hills situation which is worsening every passing day. This has never been the case in the past. The state government has failed in tackling the situation, Sangma said. He said a delegation of his National People’s Party would meet the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju to apprise him of the situation.
Bureau Report
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