A powerful IED exploded at a road in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district injuring five policemen, who were travelling through a remote village from the area, police said on Saturday.
The IED went off at Rongrakgre village, 10 km away from Chokpot, seriously injuring all the five occupants of a gypsy vehicle on Friday evening, they said.
Injured Havildar B Baitha and constable K Sangma have been shifted to Guwahati for treatment, district SP lakador Syiem said. The three others were shifted to Tura Civil Hospital for treatment.
The incident comes a day after suspected banned Garo National liberation Army (GNlA) militants attacked the residence of East Garo Hills district Addl SP indiscriminately firing and hurling bombs at the entrance. At the time of Friday’s incident, about 10 policemen of the 3rd battalion were travelling in two vehicles to supply food stock and returning towards Sibbari. Preliminary probe by police indicates that the militants may have used a remote detonator to trigger the blast.