Shillong, March 28: The state police are yet to make any arrests but assure that they are on the job to arrest those behind the murder of two persons at Ichamati in East Khasi Hills District on Wednesday.
“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 supporting organizations at Ichamati, police sources informed.
SP Ravi said the bodies of L Esan Sing and L Sujit Dutta were found at Ichamati and Dalda locations, 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,” said the district police chief.
