SHILLONG : Two leaders of the Khasi Student Union (KSU) Shillong Mihngi Circle, General Secretary Samuel Kharbani and Assistant General Secretary Salestine Rynghang, were reportedly arrested by police on Thursday evening after appearing before the Sadar Police Station earlier in the day.
The two KSU leaders were called to appear before the police at around 11 am on September 3 in connection with the locking of a temple at Mawdiangdiang in New Shillong.
According to sources, Kharbani and Rynghang were questioned by the police after appearing at the station.
However, more than four hours after they appeared before the police, sources said that the two leaders were taken into custody.
The exact grounds or sections under which they were arrested could not be independently confirmed at the time of publication.
Efforts to ascertain the reason for their arrest and the specific charges against them are continuing.
The development comes amid heightened police action following the recent KSU rally-related violence in Shillong.