SHILLONG, April 5— There is no move to bring the Garo Hills under the purview of the Disturbed Areas Act, Meghalaya Home Minister, R G Lyngdoh has said. Talking to The Assam Tribune in his office chamber here Friday, the Home Minister said the government does not want to deploy army in the militant-infested Garo Hills. “Army deployment usually leads to harassment of innocents as witnessed in the neighbouring states,” Lyngdoh observed. He, however, cautioned that if the situation did not improve in the Garo Hills the government might be compelled to seek military assistance.
Meanwhile, the two government officials and one businessmen, who were recently abducted by militants of the banned ANVC and NDFB are yet to be traced. Search operations have been intensified in the Garo Hills.
Police website: In an effort to reach out to the public, the Meghalaya Police has launched its website www. meghpol.nic.in with the help of NIC.
Apart from other information, the website has all the telephone numbers of the State police, crime statistics, legal provisions relevant to FIR, role of public in crime prevention, safety tips, details of legal rights of victims and complainants, constitutional and legal rights available to citizens, special rights of women and children, Supreme Court ruling regarding arrest, duties of people, etc.
Besides, an interactive feature has also been incorporated in the website in order to facilitate suggestions or complaints to be made by the public. The website also provides links to websites of other State police forces and Central police Organisation.