A crowd (other than agitating groups) gathered at the Chief Minister Office (CMO) in Meghalaya’s Tura and pelted stones on July 24.
The incident took place when Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma was having discussions with agitating organisations based in Garo-Hills who are on a hunger strike for a winter capital in Tura.
Speaking about the incident, Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) LR Bishnoi on July 25 said that the attack was pre-planned, and the conspirators would not be spared.
He said, “The attack on CM's meeting with ACHIK leaders at CMO Tura on 24 July was pre-planned and conspirators would not be spared. 26 people have been identified and 22 persons have been arrested. Accused Richard Marak (TMC leader) was arrested by police for inciting violence on July 24 evening, 18 others were arrested. The persons or groups involved in creating violence have been identified and soon will be behind bars. Additional forces have been deployed to arrest the conspirators and monitor the law and order situation in the area.”
The incident took place when Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma was having discussions with agitating organisations based in Garo-Hills who are on a hunger strike for a winter capital in Tura.
Speaking about the incident, Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) LR Bishnoi on July 25 said that the attack was pre-planned, and the conspirators would not be spared.
He said, “The attack on CM's meeting with ACHIK leaders at CMO Tura on 24 July was pre-planned and conspirators would not be spared. 26 people have been identified and 22 persons have been arrested. Accused Richard Marak (TMC leader) was arrested by police for inciting violence on July 24 evening, 18 others were arrested. The persons or groups involved in creating violence have been identified and soon will be behind bars. Additional forces have been deployed to arrest the conspirators and monitor the law and order situation in the area.”
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00:00 26 identified are different. Out of 26, one has been arrested just now and I was about
00:13 to brief you, then that one person has been picked up. So you can say that was the order.
00:18 What is his name? The person who was arrested just now.
00:24 I have given you a small press note where all the names and details of the arrested
00:30 persons are there. You can take a screenshot of that.
00:33 Is it a fact that Richa and Mara were arrested? Richa and Mara, yes. He was inciting the people
00:41 and he was a part of the press parties.
00:44 Sir, you have also mentioned that money was being distributed during the agitation.
00:50 Who are these people behind this money to protest us?
00:55 Some evidence we have collected that people came and it was not directly distributed by
01:04 the main PQ but he employed certain unknown youth from outside, Tura to Hindo-Burmanese
01:12 to the other youth who were not part of the agitation. So that much evidence we got.
01:18 On 23rd July, I think a total Rs. 1 lakh case was distributed.
01:25 That much evidence collected by the Tura district police.
01:30 It may be much more than that also. During investigation, it will come out.
01:36 During that meeting, how many police personnel were stationed in the CMO office?
01:41 During meetings, you know, in the whole Tura town, meeting site, CM's residence,
01:48 Speaker's residence, MP residence, vital installations, Thana, main bazaars,
01:54 petroleum duties, CM's carpentry, all were nearly 500 people were deployed on 24th July.
02:03 500 people were deployed and their main focus was to secure the premises of the
02:12 mini-secret building so that the crowd cannot enter inside. So main concentration was on that.
02:19 So that is why, and let me clarify that the crowd, they came in small, small groups.
02:27 In groups of one or two only. And from their youth, because they were coming normally to the sites,
02:35 so the police, it was difficult for police to know whether they were earlier part of the agitation,
02:40 whether they belonged to any political party or any organization, or because lighter matchboxes,
02:47 get-up and all can be easily, you know, concealed inside the vehicle.
02:51 It was difficult to know and police probably, after seeing their faces, never doubted their intentions.
02:59 So they concentrated normally and everybody was hoping that some good news will come out
03:06 because most of the points of discussion, NGOs also agreed for slow meetings and like that.
03:11 And the meeting was about over and then they started creating problems.
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