Two arrested in Activist attack
Two people Elphon Dkhar and Meklison Siangshai was arrested in connection with the attacked on a women’s rights activist Agnes Kharshing, Amita Marak and her driver from Kongong village during the raid conducted by the East Jaintia Police. Police Chief of East Jaintia Hills Sylvester Nongtnnger said that “A Suo Moto” case was taken up by Police since the victims are not in position to file an FIR as they are in a serious condition.
Meanwhile spokesperson of the North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Mr. K. K.Pandita said that activist Agnes Kharshiing is still in a “critical condition” while her colleague and her driver E. Kurbah are out of danger.