Shillong, May 9: The Border Security Force (BSF) has taken three of its jawans into custody on allegations of shooting Roning Nongkynrih to death at Pynursla Sub Division. On Monday, the BSF also began interrogating the three jawans, and the inquiry is still ongoing.
In response to the incident, the BSF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to investigate the matter. The three BSF jawans accused of shooting the truck, leading to Nongkynrih’s death, have been identified as Head Constable Moni Singh, Constable Sengel Singh, and Constable Kdam Kishore.
Additionally, the BSF has suspended Moni Singh, who fired three bullets from his weapon SMG Barreta, and has been sent to BSF Headquarters with strict suspension rules.
The incident occurred on Friday evening when the BSF shot Roning Nongkynrih, a father of two children, at Mawshun village under Pynursla sub division under East Khasi Hills, on suspicion of smuggling cows illegally. According to reports, Nongkynrih suffered severe injuries to his head and neck area, leading to his death.
The KSU staged a non-violent protest on Monday in Pynursla, calling on the BSF to take strict action against the three jawans.
On the same day, an unidentified group of miscreants set fire to the BSF checkpoint shed at Lyngkhat.
