TURA: A twelve-year-old girl from East Garo Hills who stayed in her cousin’s home in West Khasi Hills district for her schooling was shot in the leg by a group of armed men at a house in Shallang village on Friday last, a delayed report mentioned.
The incident took place in the evening of April 24 when a group of unidentified men came to the home of Bidan M Sangma in the presence of 12 year old Salnikchi Marak. On not finding him, one of them whipped out a pistol and opened fired thereby injuring the young girl on her leg.
The victim, who hailed from Dambu Rongjeng village, was rushed to a nearby hospital for medical aid while the assailants fled from the scene. The victim was currently in Class VI of Mission secondary school.
The All Shallang Teachers’ Association of West Khasi Hills has condemned the attack on the innocent little girl and called for urgent action to identify the perpetrators of the crime and punish the guilty.
“Students are the future of the society and nation. We see a bleak future in Garo Hills if our own innocent brothers and sisters are harmed by such people,” stated Michael Marsen Sangma, general secretary of the teachers’ association.
