Other MoA event in Maghalaya, Shillong, Ri-Bhoi District area, India on Wed 16th September 2026

Four petrol bomb attacks targeted government and police establishments in Shillong in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya, between the evening of September 16, and early hours of September 17, reports India TodayNE. No casualties were reported. A petrol bomb was hurled at the Directorate of Mineral Resources (DMR) office at Risa Colony on September 16, damaging a vehicle belonging to a DMR employee. Later that night, another petrol bomb struck the rear portion of the officer-in-charge’s room at Lumdiengjri Police Station, causing minor damage. In the early hours of September 17, unidentified persons allegedly hurled a petrol bomb at the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) campus in Laitumkhrah, triggering a fire, while a police booth at Nongmensong was set on fire. Police are examining closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and other evidence to identify those responsible and ascertain the motive. Security has been tightened across Shillong.