A businessman from the non-tribal community was critically injured after unidentified men set him afire in broad daylight here today, exposing the poor security situation in the Meghalaya.
Vikash Nandarwal (34), the owner of Meghalaya Machineries at Motphran has been rushed to Guwahati with severe burn injuries, after unidentified people entered his shop at about 12.30 pm and poured petrol on him and set him on fire.
The police have not ruled out the involvement of pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) activists in the attack.
The incident has sent shock amongst the minority community here as the incident took place during rush hour and reflected poorly on the security situation in the State. In fact, police patrols were stationed some yards away from the shop.
There have been similar attempts to burn shops belonging to the minority non-tribal community in different parts of the State capital reported this afternoon. In the past few weeks, at least four shops belonging to the non-tribal community were gutted and goods worth crores were damaged. People have also been injured in these attacks.
A BSNL warehouse was also gutted and costly equipments inside worth crores were damaged after it was set on fire. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the BSNL arson case.
Meanwhile, the night road blockade has entered its third night on Wednesday called by the NGOs who has been fighting for the implementation of the ILP in Meghalaya. These groups have decided not to call any further agitation programme in view of the Durga Puja celebrations beginning October 10.
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