SHILLONG, MAR 23: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday said the government will take stern action against anybody involved in obstructing and disturbing peace in the state.
Speaking to reporters, Sangma said “We will not leave anything to chance and even before speaking to you now, we had a security meeting with the deputy chief minister, DGP, CS – we were discussing about the different situation and we are very much obviously on the job and we are ensuring whatever the case may be anybody involved or trying to obstruct peace, we will take necessary action.”
On Friday, the HNLC had issued a threat against a police officer, they claimed to have identified as the one responsible for the death of the outfit’s former general secretary Cherishterfield Thangkhiew.
Sangma said that the police have been very active in the past and a lot of arrests have been made and a lot of different kind of threats that were there have been neutralised.
“And the police are working over time to ensure that all the people who are involved in this kind of activities of disturbing the peace and law and order in the state strong action will be taken against them,” he said.