SHILLONG: GNLA militants, led by its C-in-C Sohan D Shira on Wednesday made an unsuccessful attempt to ambush Meghalaya Police Operation Camp at Bawegre .
Police said that Special Operation Team were camping at Bawegre Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’s
Old School Building, 12 KMs far away from Williamnagar when militants made an attempts to attack the camp
The sentry first noticed movement of the suspected militants and alerted the security personnel.
However, militants opened fire and Police retaliated and militants and police exchange fire for about 20 minutes and later militants fled to nearby jungle.
No casualty was reported in the incident,
When contacted, East Garo Hills district police chief D Marak said that more than 200 empty shells were recovered from the site. The attack was led by Sohan Shira, he added.
