Meghalaya Home Minister Roshan Warjri today said the government will "bring to justice" the militants involved in ambushing a police party killing four and injuring two in yesterday's attack in the South Garo Hills district.
"All out efforts are being made to bring the culprits of such inhuman and barbaric act to justice," Warjri told the Assembly making a suo moto statement on the issue.
Terming the attack as a "cowardly act", she reiterated the government's resolve to deal with all such elements with the full might of the state.
"No effort will be spared to eliminate these attempts to create fear and terror, vitiating the sense of peace and security. Law abiding citizens will and must be able to live in peace and harmony," she said.
The state government also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 7.5 lakh to each of the next to kin of the deceased, Rs one lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 50,OOO to the other injured personnel, the state home minister said.
A special family-pension equivalent to the last salary drawn would be granted to the families of the deceased was also announced.
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants ambushed a police team at the Panda Reserve Forest near Ampanggre village at around 10:30 AM yesterday killing SI Sombatsing K Sangma and three others and injuring two constables, Warjri added.
