Overview

• Two men identified as Walcang K Sangma and Mikselbirth Sangma were detained after their motorcycle crashed near Berubari in North Garo Hills.
• Police recovered two handmade wooden firearms with barrels, five mobile phones, a khukri and other items from their backpacks.
• Residents assaulted the injured pair after finding the arms before police rescued them and took them to Bajengdoba PHC, where tests indicated alcohol consumption.
• The district police chief said the duo confessed to stealing three phones and the motorcycle on October 10 and to plans to sell the loot in Assam.
• Investigators reported prior arrests for both men, a jailhouse acquaintance that preceded their alleged collaboration, a confession about crafting the wooden guns in Tura, and the registration of Rongjeng PS Case No. 19/2025.