Shillong, Oct 6: A 26-year-old Garo woman was allegedly attacked and robbed by a group of suspected drug users at Nongmensong, Shillong on Monday night.
A Village Defence Party (VDP) leader informed that around three to four people suspected to be drug addicts to have been behind the attack. One of the suspects has been identified as “Gunni”, he said.
The victim, identified as Silvina T Sangma a temporary resident of Umkdait, Nongmensong was walking near Reliance Trends at around 9 pm when she was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon and robbed of cash and her mobile phone.
Sangma reportedly suffered a serious injury to her neck while trying to escape from the attackers.
A woman who came to her aid said she found Sangma bleeding and was told that she had been attacked and her mobile phone snatched. She was subsequently taken to NEIGRIHMS for treatment.
One of the suspected attackers was reportedly caught by members of the public shortly after the incident.
Police are investigating the case and are trying to establish the identities and roles of the other suspects.
