SHILLONG: Meghalaya police are investigating two recent incidents of vehicle destruction in different districts.
In West Khasi Hills, authorities are probing a suspicious early-morning fire after the Langpih Border Outpost was alerted at around 7:00 AM by the Mawsikar village headman about a burnt Hyundai i10 (AS 01 DH 7347).
The car, belonging to an Assam Police personnel stationed nearby, was found engulfed in flames around 4:00 AM on August 26.
Police questioned local leaders and inspected the scene but found no incendiary materials or immediate clues.
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Assam Police have also begun their own inquiry, though no formal FIR has yet been filed with local police. The situation in Mawsikar remains calm.
In a separate incident in East Jaintia Hills, five to six masked assailants attacked and torched a Mahindra Bolero pickup (ML-11-A-8668) with a petrol bomb near Lad Jarain, Sutnga Elaka, on Tuesday afternoon.
The pickup, hired by Shree Cement Ltd, was carrying three company staff and a driver, all of whom escaped unharmed. Police have registered a case and launched an intensive search for the unidentified attackers.
Both cases remain under active investigation as police work to establish motives and identify those responsible.
(4FrontMedia news)
