Situation in Mahendraganj peaceful, curfew relaxed

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 23, 2019

SHILLONG: The situation in Mahendraganj area in South West Garo Hills district is under control and peaceful after Monday’s mob violence. Adequate security measures have been taken to prevent any further untoward incident even as the missing person is yet to be found.

As of Tuesday there was no report of any violence or untoward incident and curfew was relaxed for 10 hours from 8.00 am. However, It is being re-imposed from 6.00 pm Tuesday to 8.00 am Wednesday to prevent vested interests from taking advantage of the volatile situation.

Section 144 CrPC is still in force in the area and movement of people has been restricted particularly in the trouble prone areas like Mahendraganj Bazar, Bagicha-Thana area junction, Tosildarpara junction, Malidaspara-Nayapara, New Modakpara, Ghegapara, Nandirchar, Paulpara, Babupara, Silkona junction, Modakpara-Kulupara junction, Babupara-Mondalpara junction and Kazipara-Mathergaon-Shantipur area.

The District Administration is keeping a close watch and monitoring the entire situation.

Meanwhile, relief measures for the flood affected people of Mahendraganj area, which was temporarily disrupted due to violence, is being taken up in full swing. It may be mentioned that vehicles of PHE distributing safe drinking water to the relief camps and vehicles of other relief workers were also attacked by the mobsters during the violence.