Meghalaya youth dies in violent clash over anti-CAA protest

A rally in Meghalaya opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act and seeking implementation of the Inner Line Permit regime in the state on Friday was attacked by non-tribals resulting in the death of a Khasi youth, reports Hindustan Times.

Lurshai Hynniewta, a resident of Cherrapunjee succumbed to injuries received in a clash between a group of non-tribals and his fellow protesters in Ichamati village of Shella constituency in the East Khasi Hills district.

Curfew was imposed in Shillong and adjoining areas  from 10:00pm on Friday till 8:00am Saturday to prevent ‘breach of peace and tranquility’. Superintendent of police Claudia A Lyngwa said the police was on ‘high alert’ to prevent further escalation.

Chief minister Conrad Sangma said the government was taking all precautionary measures to contain the situation.

‘We will see how the situation develops and if necessary we will further extend the curfew. Also as a precautionary measure, we have ensured that internet on mobile phones is temporarily suspended,’ Sangma said in Shillong.

The meeting to sensitise the local people on the Inner Line Permit demand and to oppose the CAA was organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), it turned ugly when the activists were attacked by a section of the crowd.

Some activists and cops were injured in the clash, raising tension in the area neighbouring Indo-Bangladesh border.

Hynniewta, a member of Khasi Students’ Union from Sohra (Cherrapunjee), was injured along with the headman of Umwai village, who is undergoing treatment in Shillong Civil Hospital.

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