East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem on Thursday said there has been a rise in the number of vehicles, both two-wheelers and four wheelers, which are retrofitted with loud exhaust pipes causing noise pollution in the city, especially at unearthly hours causing immense discomfort to the elderly and infirm as well as to the public at large.

East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Syiem on Monday said there are no Pakistani nationals residing in Shillong as well as the entire district.

President of the North Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) Sandy Sohtun has been forwarded to 7 days judicial custody after he was arrested on Monday in connection with the recent assault of an assistant professor of the university’s Hindi department.

In an effort to enhance road safety, the Shillong Traffic Police (STP) has issued a stern advisory highlighting the importance of helmet use for children riding as pillion passengers or standing in front on two-wheelers.

The East Khasi Hills police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting a differently-abled woman.

The State Police, acting on specific intelligence, arrested five individuals in Mawsynram and seized a country-made pistol, four rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, and incriminating documents.

Additional five companies of police has been deployed for the conduct of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) polls, slated for February 21.

The state police on Friday issued an advisory urging the people not to fall prey to scamsters who threaten to make ‘digital arrest/physical arrest’ to extort huge sums of money from the victims.

Assistant Inspector General of Police Vivek Syiem has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Khasi Hills District.

Meghalaya Government has reshuffled police officers across districts ahead of the announcement of general elections replacing district superintendents of police, including the SPs of Shillong and Tura in an order issued on February 13th.