Non-tribal worker killed in Meghalaya capital

The incident comes just two weeks after two non-tribal men were killed in the state.

Vehicles going to Shillong and other parts of Meghlaya being parked on road side. (Express File Photo)

A group of people in Meghalaya capital Shillong assaulted three non-tribal construction workers with rods on Wednesday, killing one of them, police said.

The incident comes just two weeks after two non-tribal men were killed in the state.

According to police, the latest incident took place at around 11:30 am in Mawlai Mawroh locality. The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Arjun Ray. The two other workers at the construction site were injured.

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A FIR has been registered but no arrests were made on Wednesday.

Two weeks ago, tensions had escalated over the killing of two non-tribals in Ichamati, close to the state’s border in Bangladesh. Two men from the Khasi Students’ Union were arrested in that case. The killings had taken place after an anti-CAA meeting in the area earlier that day.

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