Police working on strong leads to arrest suspects in Ichamati killing incident

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 28, 2024

The state police are yet to make any arrest in regards to the killing of two persons at Ichamati in East Khasi Hills District.

“We have strong leads on some individuals who we suspect to have committed the crimes at Ichamati. However, no arrests have been made so far,” EKH SP Rituraj Ravi said in a statement on Thursday.

“We are investigating the motive behind the crime. We urge everyone to maintain peace and abide by the rule of law,” he said.

On Wednesday, two persons were allegedly beaten to death by miscreants at Ichamati.

The incident took place after the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rally organized by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) along with other NGOs at Ichamati, police sources informed.

Ravi had said the two dead bodies of L Esan Sing and L Sujit Dutta were found at Ichamati and Dalda respectively.

“Inquest and post mortem are yet to be done. Teams from local PS and additional teams from Shillong are at site. Further details to be shared,” he had said.