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Meghalaya truck driver transporting cattle shot dead by BSF, inquiry ordered
Updated On: 07 May, 2023 12:05 PM IST | Shillong | PTI
The Border Security Force (BSF) has ordered a court of inquiry. The accused personnel, however, claimed that they feared they would be run over by the truck and acted in self-defence
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A 32-year-old truck driver transporting cattle was shot dead by BSF personnel in Meghalaya`s East Khasi Hills, prompting the force to order a court of inquiry, officials said on Sunday.
The incident took place at Mawshun village when BSF personnel guarding a check post opened fire on the truck and killed driver Roning Nongkynrih on the spot on Saturday. Mawshun is around 17 km from the India-Bangladesh border.
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