Overview
- Dilseng M Sangma, a member of the Garo NGO ACHIK, died and another person was grievously injured after a mob attack near Goalgaon in West Garo Hills.
- Police conducted multiple raids, arrested three suspects, and launched a manhunt for others, with quarry owners suspected of involvement according to officials.
- A night curfew remains in place with additional deployments, and authorities say the situation is tense but under control.
- District leaders held peace meetings in Rajabala and Tura and moved to establish a peace committee to maintain communal harmony.
- Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma condemned the violence and urged calm, while the Garo Students’ Union demanded swift, exemplary punishment and warned of democratic action if the probe stalls; markets in the area largely stayed shut in response.