Suspected murder
On May 7, one Bringson Lyngdoh (25) was found lying with head injuries on the roadside at Mawdwar village under Umroi PIC, Ri Bhoi. He was shifted to CHC Bhoirymbong, where the attending medical officer declared him brought dead. The deceased is suspected to have been murdered by unknown miscreant(s).
Coal truck seized
A Nongdhar, Mines Royalty inspector, DMR Umkiang, EJH, lodged a complaint that on May 6 around 4 am, one truck (NL-01AD-8938) driven by Ashish Uddin Talukdar, was detected at Umkiang check gate (EJH), while illegally transporting coal in violation of NGT order.