SHILLONG, OCT 18: A petrol bomb was hurled towards the Shiv Mandir compound, while a two-wheeler was set on fire by miscreants in the Mawbah locality of Meghalaya late Saturday night. No one was injured in the incident, police said on Sunday.
A police official said that the bomb got entangled in electric wires, and the bottle fell onto the main road, around 70 metres from the main gate of the Shiv Mandir Puja Mandap.
Eyewitnesses reported a loud noise outside before spotting the unexploded petrol bomb near a scooter and a momo stall. They also witnessed an electrical wire catch fire.
District police chief of East Khasi Hills, Vivek Syiem said that investigation is underway to ascertain the matter and identify the perpetrators behind the incident.
Meanwhile, the Central Puja Committee, an apex body of Hindu religious organisations, has written to Chief Secretary Dr. Shakil P. Ahammed urging him to deploy additional security in all the Puja pandals to ensure a peaceful and incidence free celebration for the next four days of Durga Puja celebration.
Petrol bomb hurled towards Shiv Mandir in Meghalaya
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