Three Arrested in Assam–Meghalaya Border Killing as Police Probe Continues

Overview

• West Jaintia Hills police arrested Pyrchang Dkhar alias Loi, Everyshine Tyngkan and Deibormi Bhoi Lamare in a case registered at Nartiang police station.
• Officials said the three suspects are lodged in the Jowai district jail while the investigation remains ongoing.
• The fatal incident occurred during a confrontation over standing paddy between Lapangap in Meghalaya and Tahpat in West Karbi Anglong, Assam.
• The deceased was identified as Orivel Tinumg, 45, a resident of Tahpat village under Donka subdivision.
• Authorities imposed a curfew after the violence, then held an October 20 peace meeting at the Khanduli BOP that allowed immediate harvesting and secured local assurances, with the disputed Block I slated for the next round of interstate border talks.