On November 20, three labourers (two from Assam) were abducted from their work place at Mawlai in the outskirt of the city by some people, who whisked them away in a taxi to an isolated spot at Umbir village near the scenic Umiam lake, assaulted the trio, they said.
One of the labourers P Deka, 20, from Dhubri district of Assam was stoned to death, while another D Banya of Morigaon was admitted in Nongpoh civil hospital while A Hajong is still missing, police said.
Khasi Student Union (KSU) leaders – Mawiong unit president Damuyan Skhemmiew, vice-president Banker Nongkseh, 'finance secretary' Anthony Warbah and Nongkwar unit general secretary Sil Thangkhiew – were arrested yesterday along with the driver of the taxi T Marngar in this connection, police said.
The police are on the lookout for two other assailants who were involved in the incident.
The arrested persons were produced before a court which remanded them to six-days police custody.
The KSU has been strongly advocating for a stronger anti-influx mechanism in the state.