SHILLONG, JULY 11: Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the truck in Umsning near the SBI office, pelted stones at an ambulance and security personnel on the first day of the two days night road blockade on Thursday called by the Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF).
Ri-Bhoi deputy commissioner Akashdeep told this website at around 11 pm- three hours after the night road blockade started- that miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a truck hear the SBI office in Umsning and pelted stones in some areas.
The truck turned turtle and went down a deep gorge seriously injuring the driver and the handyman. Both of them were rushed to the Nongpoh Civil hospital for medical treatment.
According to the Ri-Bhoi SP CVS Reddy the miscreants have been identified by the police and formal case will be registered against them under the Meghalaya Maintenance of Public Order Act.
Reddy also informed that miscreant pelted stones in some areas along the Ri-Bhoi national highway. He said in Pahamrioh area, the police patrolling party saw two unidentified women walking.
The patrolling party, according to Reddy, shouted at them but soon the police were pelted with stones and narrowly missed a police officer. The two women disappeared.
The Ri- Bhoi intensified police patrolling and provided protection to vehicles plying along the Guwahati Shillong national highway during the two-night-long road blockade called by Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) from Thursday night. The blockade starts from 8pm to 5 am on Thursday and will continue on Friday night.
Earlier Akashdeep had informed that police will provide scout to vehicles from point to point. The night road blockade is called by the RBYF as the government refused to reinstated Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) two casual employees Hundalin Warjri and Subita Lapang who had been dismissed by the authority.
Section 144 CrPC has been imposed in the district prohibiting any obstruction to vehicular movements in view of the two-night-long road. Security has also been beefed along the highway and patrolling has been intensified.
Reddy had informed that seven platoons of state police are manning the entire national highway to ensure that no untoward incident takes place during the night road blockade.
The RBYF is also demanding withdrawal of FIR against its members and also to stop the manhunt by the police.- By Our Reporter
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