Assam-Meghalaya tensions: 5 CAPF companies deployed

The Centre has approved the deployment of five companies of central armed police forces in Meghalaya following the violent protests in Shillong that left several people injured and vehicles damaged. A senior police official said, "A petrol bomb was hurled at a police outpost in Shillong, while three government vehicles and a motorcycle were set ablaze in Ri-Bhoi and another petrol bomb was lobbed at a government office in Southwest Khasi Hills. There are reports of petrol bombs being hurled at the...