Overview

• Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma inaugurated a temporary Anti-Terror Squad office at the Meghalaya Police headquarters in Shillong on Monday.
• The squad is led by a deputy inspector general and organized into jungle warfare and urban operations wings, integrating intelligence, rapid response and investigations, including deployments in the Garo Hills.
• Authorities said recruitment to staff the specialized unit is in its final stage, with reports describing an approximately 50-member formation established under Union Home Ministry directives.
• Meghalaya deployed DFS crime scene vehicles to all 12 districts and unveiled MEGPOL and the Personnel Information Management System to speed evidence processing and strengthen police administration.
• At the launch, the government felicitated the SIT that solved the Raja Raghuvanshi Sohra honeymoon murder after arrests and an August chargesheet, and security officials said possible rebel regrouping is under close watch.