Stone pelting at Meghalaya chief minister's office, 5 injured

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A mob pelted stones at Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's office in Tura on Monday, injuring five security personnel..

Sangma, who was inside his office at the time, was unharmed in the incident but is currently stuck inside his office...

The incident occurred while CM Sangma was holding a meeting with agitating groups who have been on a hunger strike..

Following a hunger strike which had been going on for 14 days, CM Sangma arrived in Tura from Shillong on Monday to hold talks with the protesting civil bodies including the Achik Conscious Holistic Integrated Krima (ACHIK) and the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) at the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Tura...

CM Sangma and Public Health Engineering minister Marcuise N Marak are among the officials stuck inside the office...

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