Overview
- Shillong Police apprehended 16 people in coordinated raids after complaints from residents and concern over rising HIV cases.
- Four of those held are accused of acting as pimps who procured people for prostitution, according to the district police chief.
- Raids focused on central Shillong, including the Khyndai Lad–Presbyterian English Service Church stretch, the area by the MBOSE office in Lachumiere, and IGP Point.
- Sadar Police Station registered a case under Sections 4, 5, 7, and 8 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act along with Section 110 of the Meghalaya Police Act.
- Police seized a Swift Dzire car and two scooters during the operation led by ASP (Operations) Ivan Diengdoh with DSP Jyoti Wahlang and station officers.