: Meghalaya home minister resigns, curfew in Shillong as violence erupts after death of ex-militant #IndiaNEWS Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui resigned from his post on Sunday after the killing

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Meghalaya home minister resigns, curfew in Shillong as violence erupts after death of ex-militant #IndiaNEWS
Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui resigned from his post on Sunday after the killing of a surrendered militant of a banned insurgent group by the police, PTI reported.Rymbui’s decision came hours after mob violence and arson on Independence Day forced the district magistrate of East Khasi Hills to impose a curfew in the Shillong Agglomeration area, which includes the state capital and adjoining regions.The curfew came into effect from 8 pm on Sunday and will stay in effect till 5 am on August 17, an order issued by the state government said. The Meghalaya home ministry also imposed a 48-hour ban on internet services in the four districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills and Ri-Bhoi. The internet ban came into effect from 6 pm.Tensions escalated in Shillong and nearby areas after Cheristerfield Thangkhiew, one of the founders of the Hynñiewtrep National Liberation Council, was killed during a police raid in his home in Shillong on Saturday.In a letter to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Rymbui urged him to initiate a judicial inquiry into the incident.“I hereby express shock to the incident where Chesterfield Thangkhiew was killed following the raid of police at his residence exceeding the lawful tenets of...Read more

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