Shillong, April 24: Police arrested a person from the city for supporting terrorists who attacked and killed tourists in Pahalgam.
In a statement, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said on Thursday that information from many quarters was received of one ‘Man Shylla’ making anti–national comments on a video aired by Northeast Live News in-connection with the recent Pahalgam terror attack by supporting the terrorists and exhorting them to initiate such attacks on a particular community in the North East through his Facebook account namely “Man Shylla” thus threatening the unity and integrity of the country.
The SP said the Special Cell, East Khasi Hills, Shillong zeroed in on the person identified as Simon Shylla (30) from his residence at Umlyngka .
“Two mobiles were seized from his possession and a case vide Lumdiengjri PS. Case No 421(04)2025 U/s 113(3)/196(1)(a)/147 BNS has been registered against him. He will be produced to court tomorrow”, the SP said.
