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Meghalaya West Garo Hills violence: Curfew clamped, mobile internet services suspended
Ethnic tensions linked to election rules led to clashes in West Garo Hills, resulting in two deaths and a 24-hour curfew, officials said.
- On March 10, 2026, West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma said two people died after security forces opened fire during clashes in the Chibinang area, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- The GHADC nomination process that began on Monday provoked clashes as a Scheduled Tribe certificate notification and a January attack on an ACHIK member heightened tensions.
- Authorities imposed a 24-hour March 10, 2026 curfew and ordered a 48-hour mobile internet suspension in West Garo Hills, while security forces including police, the CRPF and the Army were deployed and more personnel will be sent.
- The nomination process was disrupted, with no candidate filing on March 9, 2026, as parties only collected forms after briefings while a mob of about 50 assaulted former Phulbari MLA Esmatur Mominin and a district-wide curfew was imposed.
- The state ordered peace committee meetings and additional forces as nominations continue through March 16, 2026, with scrutiny on March 17, 2026, amid tensions over the ST-certificate mandate, non-tribal community leaders described as unconstitutional.
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Meghalaya: 2 Dead in West Garo Hills Amid GHADC Election Tensions, Army Deployed
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Following the incidents, Indian Army columns were deployed in the district at the request of the civil administration and conducted flag marches in Chibinang and Tura. India News | Meghalaya: 2 Dead in West Garo Hills Amid GHADC Election Tensions, Army Deployed.
Violence erupted in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district during the nomination process for the GHADC elections, resulting in the death of two people in police firing. The situation became tense after clashes broke out between tribal and non-tribal groups in the Chibinang area. The administration imposed a curfew in the district and deployed the army for a flag march.
Meghalaya: Two killed in West Garo Hills amid tensions over tribal council polls
Two persons were killed in suspected police firing in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district on Tuesday amid tensions surrounding the nomination process of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council election.The firing took place in the Chibinang area after a clash broke out between tribal and non-tribal groups in connection with the election, West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Abraham T Sangma was quoted as saying by PTI.Both of those kille…
Meghalaya unrest: Two dead after police open fire during clashes in West Garo Hills
Two people died after security forces opened fire while trying to control a violent crowd in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district early on Tuesday. The unrest occurred amid rising tension related to the nomination process for the upcoming Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections. According to officials, the incident took place in the Chibinang area, where a confrontation broke out between members of tribal and non-tribal communit…
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