In the wee hours of Tuesday, two government offices at Umsning were partially gutted. Even though police said that it was a case of short circuit, the question as to how two government offices in isolated locations meet the same fate still remains unanswered. Two of the rooms belonging to the executive engineer of the PWD and the doors and ceiling of the Block Developmental Office (BDO) were partially damaged by the fire.
Early on Tuesday evening, masked men hurled a petrol bomb at the vehicle of the Managing Director of MECOFED, but the bomb failed to ignite fire at the parking vehicle in Lumdeingjri area.
Cases of vehicles being burnt or attacked have risen to seven during the KSU agitating programme in the past one week, while three government offices have experienced cases of arson.
With the KSU volunteers displaying their tough posture during the period of the agitation, the police has rushed in reinforcements in all the sensitive areas of Shillong city. According to sources in the police, the new SP is assessing the ground situation before deploying extra forces in the areas known for their vulnerability.
Till filing of this report, no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the city.