Shillong, Jan 3: While the rest of the world welcomed the New Year, busy making resolutions and plans, a family in Shillong was rushing to the hospital, fighting to save their son’s life after he was stabbed on January 1.
The injured victim, identified as 23-year-old Deva Kharkongor, was rushed to NEIGRIHMS in Shillong for treatment. He sustained serious injuries after he was stabbed with a scissor on the left side of his ribs and in his right eye at around 9:38 PM at the Ghumti parking lot of the Cantonment area in Shillong.
An FIR was filed by the victim’s mother, Mera Kharkongor, at the Jhalupara police outpost against the alleged attacked, Saidin Ali. However, the accused has not been arrested yet.
Sources revealed that the Cantonment area, particularly the Ghumti region, is notorious for anti-social activities.
Source also revealed that Saidin Ali has a history of criminal behaviour, with previous arrests for similar offenses, although he was released in those instances.
