SHILLONG, May 28 - Eight more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of an anti-CAA activist in East Khasi Hills district in February, taking the total number of those apprehended in the case to 16, the police said.
Assistant Inspector General of Police GK Iangrai said officers of the Criminal Investigation Department have arrested the eight for alleged assault on Lurshai Hynniewta at Ichamati village in the district, near the India-Bangladesh border, on February 28.
A rally in the East Khasi Hills opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and seeking implementation of the inner line permit (ILP) regime in the State had come under attack by non-tribals. A clash had ensued between the two groups, following which Hynniewta suffered serious injuries. He was taken to a local hospital, where he breathed his last. Shortly after, eight people were nabbed in the case. � PTI
