Tag: Meghalaya Police
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Meghalaya Police seizes Heroin in Shillong; 2 held
Meghalaya Police on Sunday arrested two drug peddlers from a hotel in Meghalaya's Shillong and seized drugs from their possession.
February 12, 2023 -
When all hell breaks loose
For the people of Meghalaya, it is sometimes easy to think that we have come a long way since 1979 and have left the past behind but the wounds of those years don’t heal easily, especially for those who bore the brunt of the ethnic conflict. Meghalaya went into a tailspin in 1979 when, during...
June 3, 2018 -
Journalist injured in attack by timber smugglers
A journalist was injured and his camera and mobile phone damaged when alleged timber smugglers attacked him in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills district, police said on Wednesday. Biplap Dey, a freelance journalist had gone to Athiabari area of the district, along with a driver and his friend, to investigate timber smuggling business when alleged timber...
January 24, 2018 -
Meghalaya Police arrests six foreigners, Indian woman in cyber fraud case
Meghalaya Police’s Cyber Crime wing personnel on Tuesday arrested six foreign nationals and an Indian woman on charges of a cyber-fraud case from different locations in New Delhi, an officer said. “We have arrested seven people including five Nigerians and a Equatorial Guinean national in connection with a cyber-fraud case for duping one person of...
September 13, 2017 -
Meghalaya Police to approach Interpol on IRS scam
Meghalaya Home Minister Horju Donkupar Roy Lyngdoh on Friday said that the state police is likely to approach Interpol in connection with a scam set up here to dupe US citizens by pretending to be their tax officials of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “If required, the state police will approach the Interpol into the...
September 1, 2017 -
Meghalaya policeman shoots dead senior, flees with weapon
Accued Constable Lusen Sangma was reportedly drunk when he committed the crime.
July 30, 2017 -
2 Meghalaya policemen suspended for firing at civilians
The Meghalaya government has suspended two policemen for firing at three civilians in North Garo Hills district on March 6, a police official said. The government issued the suspension order against Unarmed Branch Sub Inspector WD Sangma and Constable Umakhanta Rabha on Friday for firing at three civilians, the police official said. "Sangma and Rabha...
March 11, 2017