Shillong ( Meghalaya), March 11 : Police here has arrested two persons, including the disciplinary secretary of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF), for their involvement in the IED blast that occurred on March 9, at Harijan Colony in Mawlong Hat on Sunday night.
The two arrested have been identified as Ebakordor Nongpluh, a 26-year-old resident of West Jaintia Hills and Tarpon Lymba, a 58-year-old resident of West Jaintia Hills.
Tarson Lymba played an important role in the tripartite peace talks between the government and the banned militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
While Lymba was arrested from Dawki, Nongpluh was arrested in Shillong.
The duo was produced in District and Sessions Court today and were remanded to 10 days of police custody.
East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Rituraj Ravi today said that the investigation is underway to ascertain the involvement of other individuals in the blast.
On Sunday Police announced a reward of Rs.1,00,000/ to anyone giving credible information that leads to the arrest of any person involved in detonating IED in an uninhabited and abandoned CGI sheet structure at Syndicate Bus Stand, Punjabi Lane Mawlonghat here on March9, 2024, at around 10.30 pm where one person received splinter injuries.
