The gruesome murder of Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi by his wife and three contract killers in Sohra has prompted KHNAM to urge Union Home Minister Amit Shah to implement the ILP in Meghalaya. The CoMSO also renewed its demand for the same. KHNAM working president Thomas Passah stated that the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly passed a resolution for ILP implementation in 2019 which is pending approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Passah stressed that the demand for ILP is not to prevent people from entering the state but to facilitate their entry.
He also mentioned recent Indore couple case and warned that people with malafide intentions would not dare to register themselves and enter the state. The CoMSO renewed its demand for the immediate implementation of the ILP system. CoMSO chairman Roy Kupar Synrem called on Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to take strong legal action against those who defamed the state, spread communal disharmony, and obstructed lawful investigation.
Synrem also requested the Government of India to issue an official clarification affirming the integrity of Meghalaya’s police, the success of its investigation, and the role of local people and NDRF in solving the case. Reacting to the developments, the Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) renewed its demand for the immediate implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016. The RBYF condemned the state government’s failure to monitor unchecked movement of people from outside Meghalaya and said the crime brought shame and fear upon the state.