Student body calls on CM for better security in Garo Hills

TURA: The A’chik Students’ Welfare Association (ASWA) on Thursday urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to look into the prevailing law and order situation in Garo Hills.
In a letter to the CM, the student body while lauding the new government for its initiatives to improve the law and order situation in the region said that of late, many cases of dacoity and robberies including a mob lynching have taken place.
“The recent mob lynching in Chanangpara village near Phulbari in West Garo Hills is also a matter of great concern as such act will encourage people of other places also to take the law into their own hands,” the association said.
Pointing out that many reports have suggested that the three people who were lynched were innocent, the association demanded for a proper investigation to bring the attackers to justice.
The association also demanded compensation for the families of the three victims and suggested that police intensify patrolling in vulnerable areas.
“Our police needs to be more alert and more patrolling needs to be done in suspected areas. We are hopeful that you will take necessary steps to end the dacoit menace in the initial stage so that better security can be provided for a peaceful Garo Hills,” it said.