Shillong (Meghalaya), July 7 : A police station here was attacked and three vehicles parked inside the compound were torched after policemen allegedly refused to register complaints by two groups of people who were engaged in an altercation over some dispute, a senior officer said on Friday.
The incident occurred at Laitumkhrah police station here on Thursday night when two groups of people got involved in a heated exchange of words and reached the police station and argued with policemen to register complaints, he said.
“The situation turned violent when unidentified people gathered outside the police station, hurled stones, and set on fire three vehicles and a motorcycle parked inside the premises,” the police officer told PTI.
East Khasi Hills district superintendent of police Sylvester Nongtynger called for an investigation into the matter.
Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, who is the local MLA, condemned the attack on the police station. “I condemn the incident and I urge the police to inquire into the attack on the PS and arrest those involved in such an act,” she added.
Source : PTI
