Shillong (Meghalaya), March 27: Two persons were killed by a mob in Ichamati bordering Bangladesh under Sohra Civil Subdivision today.
According to information available, the incident occurred after the anti-CAA rally organized by a pressure group and both the victims were passersby.
East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Rituraj Ravi in a WhatsApp message said, “Today evening, two dead bodies of Late Esan Sing and Late Sujit Dutta were found at Ichamati and Dalda respectively. Inquest and postmortem are yet to be done.”
He informed that teams from local police station and additional teams from Shillong are at site.
Magistrates have also been rushed to the spot to ascertain the facts as it is not yet clear how the two persons actually died.