Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Meghalaya Probes Two Vehicle Attacks Near Police Camp
Police in Meghalaya are investigating two separate vehicle fires and attacks.
In one incident, a car belonging to an Assam Police worker burned near a police camp.
This happened at Mawsikar village in West Khasi Hills early on August 26.
Investigators have not yet found materials showing how the fire started.
In another incident, masked people stopped a vehicle used by Shree Cement workers.
They threw a petrol bomb at it near Lad Jarain in East Jaintia Hills.
The four people inside got out safely, and police are looking for the attackers.
A Hyundai i10 belonging to an Assam Police personnel was found burnt near the Mawsikar Assam camp in West Khasi Hills.
The car reportedly caught fire around 4:00 AM on August 26 at Mawsikar village.
Police found no incendiary materials or suspicious items during an initial search, and no FIR had been filed at Langpih BOP.
A day earlier, masked attackers threw a petrol bomb at a Shree Cement-hired vehicle near Lad Jarain in East Jaintia Hills.
The vehicle’s three employees and driver escaped unharmed; police registered a case and began searching for the attackers.
- Who
- Meghalaya Police, Assam Police, unidentified masked attackers, and Shree Cement Ltd employees were involved in or investigating the incidents.
- What
- Two vehicles were destroyed: an Assam Police personnel’s car was burnt, and a Shree Cement-hired vehicle was attacked with a petrol bomb.
- When
- The Shree Cement vehicle was attacked Tuesday between 4:00 PM and 4:30 PM; the Assam Police vehicle reportedly caught fire around 4:00 AM on August 26, with the report received Wednesday at about 7:00 AM.
- Where
- The incidents occurred near Mawsikar in West Khasi Hills and near Lad Jarain in Sutnga Elaka, East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.
- Why
- The cause of the Mawsikar fire and the motive of the masked attackers in the petrol-bomb incident have not been established.
- Mawsikar vehicle
- Hyundai i10, registration AS 01 DH 7347
- Mawsikar location
- Near the Mawsikar Assam camp in West Khasi Hills
- Second vehicle
- Mahindra Bolero pickup, registration ML-11-A-8668
- Vehicle operator
- The Bolero was owned by a private local resident and hired by Shree Cement Ltd.
- People aboard
- Three Shree Cement staff members and one driver
- Injuries
- All four occupants escaped without injury
- Investigation status
- A case was registered in East Jaintia Hills; no formal FIR had yet been filed at Langpih BOP for the Mawsikar incident