Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) Lajja Ram Bishnoi stated that 26 individuals have been identified so far based on video footages in connection with the violent incident that occurred in Tura.
Tura Violence
These identified individuals were found to be actively inciting people and engaging in violence, encouraging the crowd to resort to stone pelting.
Lajja Ram Bishnoi disclosed that the perpetrators attempted to incite the crowd to breach the security of ministerial gate buildings, with intentions to harm Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, and his car.
The Chief Minister and others who were part of a meeting with protesters were trapped inside the mini secretariat due to the violence.
A total of 18 police, CRPF and home guard personnel were injured in the incident. About 22 arrests were made by the police following the incident.