Guwahati, June 1 : Curfew has been imposed in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong following a clash that broke out on Thursday midnight between security forces and an irate mob.
According to the reports, a bus conductor of the Shillong Public Transport Service was assaulted by miscreants at Them Aew Mawlong (Harijan’s lane) and after the incident there was a stand-off between the bus drivers and residents of Punjabi Line.
The situation turned violent at Motphran and the adjoining areas in Shillong, when a mob wanted to march towards Them Aew Mawlong but Meghalaya police and CRPF personnel had prevented them.
When the mob had moved towards Them Aew Mawlong area, police and CRPF personnel had chased away them.
A journalist and four other people were injured in the clash.
The mob gathered at Motphran area till morning on Friday as they wanted to march to Them Aew Mawlong.
Meanwhile, curfew has been imposed by the East Khasi Hills District Administration in some parts of Shillong on Friday following the violent clash.
The situation is still tense in Shillong.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
