Three militants lynched in Meghalaya

Angry villagers Wednesday lynched three militants in Meghalaya, police official said.

The three suspected members of the breakaway faction of the A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B) were beaten to death in Omarpur village in North Garo Hills district, a police official said.

Police said two Chinese pistols were also recovered from one of the victims.

The ANVC-B is a splinter group of the ANVC, which has been observing a tripartite ceasefire with the central and Meghalaya governments for nine years.