SHILLONG: An assistant commandant of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was killed and three others injured when a constable of the force opened fire from his service weapon at Mawkyrwat in poll-bound Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district early on Sunday. The accused was arrested, the police said.
Assistant Commandant Mukesh Tyagi was shot dead by constable Arjun Deshwal at the Railway Protection Force (RPF) camp in Mawkyrwat town of the district bordering Bangladesh, Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor.
In the ensuing scuffle, another constable, Joginder Kumar, received bullet injury on his arm and was sent for treatment to the North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIMS) here.
Inspector Pradeep Meena and Sub-Inspector Om Prakash Yadav also suffered minor injuries.
A large number of central security forces have been deployed in the Meghalaya for the Assembly elections to be held on February 27.
The Deputy Commissioner of South West Khasi Hills informed that movement of polling parties was in good progress and since detailment of CAPF had already been done, the incident was not affecting the movement of polling parties in any way.
