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Five Suspects Held in Meghalaya Border Raid as Hunt for Remainder Intensifies

Seizure of weapons, forged IDs, communication devices and currency has driven a review of security measures along the unfenced Meghalaya–Bangladesh frontier

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Overview

  • Five suspects, including a Bangladesh police constable, were arrested after an armed gang crossed into Rongdongai village in South West Khasi Hills district and assaulted a local shopkeeper.
  • Law enforcement recovered firearms, handcuffs, magazine covers, radio sets, mobile phones, face masks, an axe, a wire cutter, Bangladeshi currency and a Bangladesh Police ID from the scene.
  • Border Security Force and Meghalaya Police have launched massive combing operations in dense forest terrain to apprehend remaining intruders.
  • Senior officers suspect the group aimed to abduct locals for ransom based on the sophistication of their equipment and coordinated movements.
  • Authorities are reassessing protocols and accelerating fencing of the remaining 40–45 km of vulnerable, unfenced border to prevent future incursions.