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Curfew imposed in Shillong following mob violence

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File photo. Courtesy: India TV

Curfew has been imposed in Shillong city of Meghalaya following a clash that broke out on Thursday midnight between police and an irate mob at Motphran area of the capital city.

The mob gathered at Motphran area till morning on Friday as they wanted to march to Them Ïew Mawlong after drivers of the Shillong Public Transport Service buses engaged in a scuffle with some persons residing at Them Ïew Mawlong (sweeper’s lane).

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Police used tear gas late in the night to disperse the mob but they did not move out of Motphran area following which curfew has been imposed by the administration.

 

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