Newmai News Network
Shillong | December 15
A government vehicle was torched on the Shillong-Guwahati national highway at Mawlai Nongkwar in Meghalaya during curfew hours on Sunday, reports said.
Reports said that the vehicle (ML01-1738) was totally damaged.
It may be noted here that with the deteriorating law and order situation in Shillong amidst wide protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), curfew was imposed in areas falling under Lumdiengjri Police Station and Sadar Police Station and their respective outposts and beat houses. However this curfew was Curfew was not promulgated in Mawlai area.
A number of government vehicles including those belonging to the police, have been torched in the last few days. A building of the Meghalaya Transport Corporation was also set ablaze at Jowai on Friday.
Many private and commercial vehicles were also destroyed and torched by ‘miscreants’.
The curfew was relaxed for 13 hours on Sunday from 6 am to 7 pm in all curfew-bound areas.
Earlier, curfew was promulgated in areas which include the whole of Jaïaw, Mawkhar, Umsohsun, Riatsamthiah, Wahingdoh, Mission, Mawprem, Lumdiengjri, Lama Villa, Qualapatty, Wahthapbru, Sunny Hill, Cantonment, Butcher Road, Mawlonghat (excluding localities beyond Umshyrpri bridge), besides the whole of Khyndai Lad (Police Bazaar), Jail Road, Keatinge Road, and Polo.
The curfew is promulgated again in the mentioned areas from 7 pm on Sunday until further orders.
