Bangladeshi police constable among five suspected intruders held in Meghalaya
The arrested person was identified as Mubarak Hussain. Four other gang members – Mefus Rehman (35), Jangir Alom (25), Meruphur Rahman (32) and Saem Hussain (30) – had been arrested from different parts of the district on Saturday.
The men sustained injuries after being beaten up by villagers. Meruphur Rahman, a constable of the Bangladesh Police, was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The motive behind their intrusion was not known. Superintendent of Police B Jyrwa said the police would interrogate the suspects after obtaining their remand from the court.
The intruders had entered a shop at Rongdangai village in South West Khasi Hills in the early hours of Friday. They held a villager, Balsrang Marak, hostage and took him towards New Rongdangai village.
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