BDO shot in Garo hills

TURA, MAY 11: Unidentified armed miscreants shot at a Block development officer (BDO) in West Garo Hills  while he was traveling on Sunday night from a village near Jengjal, about 40 km from Tura.

The incident took place at Upper Dolonggre on the national highway-51 between Jengjal and Rongram around 11 pm. Laben Ch. Marak a BDO of Dadenggre sub-division in West Garo hills was shot while he was traveling with his driver.

“The BDO had gone to a village along with his driver. He stopped at Upper Dolonggre to relieve himself, when unidentified armed miscreants shot at him and fled. He reported the matter to Rongram police station and was brought to civil hospital Tura for medical aid”, said Mukesh Singh, SP of West Garo hills.

Police has registered a suo-moto case into the incident.- From Our Correspondent