SHILLONG: Police arrested the Sordar and Secretary of Kynroh Nonglyer village, East Khasi Hills for allegedly denying BPL rice to a poor woman of the village.
Police swung into action after an FIR was lodged at Laban police station recently by CSWO president Agnes Kharshiing.
The Sordar of the village, Kwit Kyrsien and Feithstar Nongdhar, who is the secretary had denied the woman identified as Ortilia Nongrum and her grand children their quota of BPL rice for the month of January.