Mukroh Firing: Assam Police lifts restrictions on vehicular movement, allows vehicles to travel to Meghalaya
On Tuesday, a advisory was issued by the Assam Police, asking people to avoid travelling to the neighbouring state following the border incident .
New Delhi: Six days after travel restrictions were imposed following the Mukroh firing incident, now Assam police on Sunday lifted the restrictions on vehicular movement and have been allowing all vehicles to travel to Meghalaya.
Sudhakar Singh, DCP, Guwahati city, said “We have allowed all vehicles to enter into Meghalaya.”
Officials also said heavy security has been deployed and prohibitory orders remained in force at the disputed area along the Assam-Meghalaya border.
On Tuesday, a advisory was issued by the Assam Police, asking people to avoid travelling to the neighbouring state following the border incident .
On Saturday, effigies of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma was burnt by three members of various social organisations in Meghalaya in protest against the Assam-Meghalaya violence.
Gave a detailed account of the firing incident that claimed 6 lives at Mukroh to Hon’ble Justice Arun Kumar Mishra Ji, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and other members of the NHRC with Hon’ble Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong@narendramodi @AmitShah @India_NHRC pic.twitter.com/rkbMRQJfvY
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) November 25, 2022
Meanwhile, Meghalaya government extended the suspension of mobile internet services for another 48 hours in the seven districts of Meghalaya.
Police said, there are chances that social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. can result to serious breakdown of the law and order.
Met Hon’ble Union Home Minister, Sh. @AmitShah Ji today with our Cabinet colleagues to apprise him about the unfortunate firing incident in Mukroh village that claimed 6 precious lives.@narendramodi @himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/hAKF1H8vfx
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) November 24, 2022