Garo militants shot dead two persons and exploded a
grenade at BDO office during a bandh which affected normal life in the
three districts of Garo hills today, the police said.
Militants of the Garo National Liberation Army fired at at least three trucks carrying coal from Meghalaya to Assam at Thapa Darenchi in East Garo Hills district bordering Assam this morning.
A driver and a handyman, believed to be from Goalpara in Assam, were killed in the attack by the ultras who apparently wanted to enforce the bandh, the sources said.
In another attack, the Garo rebels barged into the office of BDO at Chokpot in South Garo Hills district and manhandled the staff. Later, the militants told the staff to move out and exploded a grenade at the office. No one was injured in the blast, the sources said.
The GNLA has called for the bandh to protest against the killing of its four cadres in an encounter with Meghalaya Police commandos last week.
Shops and markets were closed while traffic on roads was negligible in the three Garo hills districts. Government offices also reported thin attendance, officials said.
Four cadres of the GNLA, including a self-styled deputy commander-in-chief were killed in an encounter with the commandos inside a jungle close to East Garo Hills district headquarters Williamnagar in the wee hours of August 9.
Militants of the Garo National Liberation Army fired at at least three trucks carrying coal from Meghalaya to Assam at Thapa Darenchi in East Garo Hills district bordering Assam this morning.
A driver and a handyman, believed to be from Goalpara in Assam, were killed in the attack by the ultras who apparently wanted to enforce the bandh, the sources said.
In another attack, the Garo rebels barged into the office of BDO at Chokpot in South Garo Hills district and manhandled the staff. Later, the militants told the staff to move out and exploded a grenade at the office. No one was injured in the blast, the sources said.
The GNLA has called for the bandh to protest against the killing of its four cadres in an encounter with Meghalaya Police commandos last week.
Shops and markets were closed while traffic on roads was negligible in the three Garo hills districts. Government offices also reported thin attendance, officials said.
Four cadres of the GNLA, including a self-styled deputy commander-in-chief were killed in an encounter with the commandos inside a jungle close to East Garo Hills district headquarters Williamnagar in the wee hours of August 9.
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