Meghalaya Police Arrest Six in Interstate ATM Heist Gang

Investigators credit a Special Cell operation spanning three states for dismantling a network that looted nearly Rs 1 crore from East Khasi Hills ATMs.

Overview

Those held include two alleged operators from Haryana — Salim and Rahul — two Shillong-based facilitators — John Fishal Lyngkhoi and Joyous Dura — and two associates from Assam, Rejaul Korim and Lius Ali.
Arrests followed coordinated actions: a Special Cell team deployed to Nuh on February 27 apprehended two suspects on March 10, then teams detained two in Shillong and two in Assam later in the week.
Courts granted five days of police custody for the Haryana duo and six days of remand for the Shillong facilitators, with investigators reporting the seizure of incriminating items.
Police link the gang to three fast, technical break-ins — Mawkriah on May 21, 2025; Smit on December 30, 2025; Mylliem on February 8, 2026 — with roughly Rs 1 crore stolen in total and each job done in about seven minutes.
During a March 10 transit near Sikrawa in Nuh, a mob attacked an escorting team, police fired warning shots, a ricochet injured one person who is recovering, and a separate case was registered in Haryana.