Staff Reporter

Shillong, May 9: Three Border Security Force personnel have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a man at Mawshun village in East Khasi Hills district on May 5.

“The three were arrested on Monday. The one who shot the person has been suspended from service,” a senior BSF official on request of anonymity informed today.

The trio are now placed under arrest and are being confined to the quarter guard.

A 32-year-old Roning Nongkynrih of Jalynteng village, Nongkynrih was shot dead by BSF personnel while he was ferrying cattle in a lorry.

Soon after the incident, BSF Meghalaya Frontier Inspector General Pradip Kumar ordered a Court of Enquiry headed by a DIG rank officer, and shortly after due process passed arrest orders against three BSF personnel who have been identified as Moni Singh, a Head Constable, Sengel Singh Constable and driver Kdam Kishore

According to the official, the head constable who shot three rounds from his Beretta SMG at the deceased causing instant death has further been suspended from service with immediate effect.

All three are now doing time in the quarter guard of the 4 Battalion HQ in Shillong.