Shillong, May 9: The Border Security Force (BSF) has taken three of its personnel into custody on allegations of shooting Roning Nongkynrih to death at Mawshun village under Pynursla Sub Division. On Monday, the BSF also began interrogating the three personnel, 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 personnel 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, from service and has been sent to BSF Headquarters with strict suspension rules.

“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 on Tuesday.

The three personnel belong to G Company of the 4th Battalion of BSF.

The incident occurred on Friday evening (May 5, 2023) 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 official further informed that 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.

The KSU staged a non-violent protest on Monday in Pynursla, calling on the BSF to take strict action against the three personnel.

On the same day, an unidentified group of miscreants set fire to the BSF checkpoint shed at Lyngkhat.