Overview
- Police removed a single poster found near Tura Law College, registered a suo motu case at Araimile Police Station, and sent the material for forensic analysis.
- West Garo Hills police said preliminary assessment suggests vested interests planted the message to stoke anxiety and disrupt communal harmony.
- Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the state may seek central agency assistance if required, while authorities shared helplines and said law and order remains under control.
- The notice referenced a 'Plain Belt Area Commander' named Aminur Islam and warned Garos to leave specified West Garo Hills areas before 2027, a claim officials are scrutinizing.
- Civic and political responses included CoMSO’s demand for a central probe, calls by activist Greneth Sangma for tighter security and land protections, and appeals for vigilance from leaders including Marcuise N. Marak and MP Saleng Sangma.