SHILLONG: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said that the law would take its own course with regard to the incident involving 31-year-old woman who was driving an unauthorized vehicle.
It may be mentioned that a case has been registered at Laitumkhrah Police Station under relevant section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Motor Vehicle (MV) Act against Phoebe Dale Smith Nongrum for unauthorised driving of ML-02-0416 (Bolero) and negligent driving on Saturday night.
Further, the police said that a detailed report on this matter had been sought.
Asked to comment on the incident, Tynsong said. “Let the law take its own course. There are many who have curfew passes but misuse the same be it a government vehicle or a private vehicle”.
He said that the city residents should respect the order of the government in view of the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Tynsong said that the concerned authority was investigating into the matter.