SHILLONG: Meghalaya continues to witness unabated petrol bomb attacks.
The Mawlai camp of the central reserve police force (CRPF) in Shillong became the latest target of petrol bomb attacks in Meghalaya.
Unidentified miscreants lobbed a petrol bomb near the Mawlai camp of the CRPF in Shillong city of Meghalaya.
This incident, according to reports, took place late on Wednesday (May 01) night.
Following the incident the Meghalaya police has reportedly stepped up its night vigil in Shillong in a bid to curb such petrol bomb attacks.
It may be mentioned here that there has been a considerable rise in petrol bomb attack in Meghalaya, especially Shillong city in the state, in recent times.
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Earlier on Wednesday (May 01), petrol bombs were lobbed at the heavily guarded Shillong Sadar police station and Rynjah police station in Meghalaya.
With these three attacks, incidents of such petrol bomb lobbing in Shillong city of Meghalaya have risen to eight.
Earlier, five separate incidents involving petrol bombs have targeted police stations, government property, and vehicles in the past few days.
None of the perpetrators behind these attacks have been identified or apprehended.
While the motive behind these attacks remains unclear, some police sources suspect a possible connection to the recent arrest of some student union members in connection with the killings of three non-tribal labourers.
In response to these escalating attacks, the Meghalaya government has directed all department heads to heighten security measures for both government offices and vehicles.