One person has been killed after clashes began on Friday between members of the Khasi Students Union and non-tribals in Ichamati area of M...
One person has been killed after clashes began on Friday between members of the Khasi Students Union and non-tribals in Ichamati area of Meghalaya’s East Khasi hills district, reported The Indian Express. Prohibitory orders were issued in Shillong and adjoining areas, and mobile internet services were snapped in six districts.
Police said the man has been identified as Lurshai Hynniewta, who worked as a taxi driver. He was wounded in the attack and later succumbed to his injuries.
The incident occurred following the student union’s meeting to discuss the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Inner Line Permit. The permit is a document required by foreigners or non-local Indian citizens to enter places designated “protected areas”. Until recently, the regime covered all of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and most of Nagaland. Over the years, Manipur has seen agitations demanding the same protections.
“There was a KSU meeting in Ichamati today [Friday] afternoon,” Meghalaya Police said. “Around 3 pm, after the meeting, clashes broke out between KSU members and local non-tribals of the area. Thereafter, the KSU members burnt a haystack at the edge of the market and attempted to burn a house. The non-tribals retaliated, and stoned a bus carrying KSU members.”
The episode injured four KSU members, two of...
