“Bengalis like us don’t want to step out because they are scared they will be beaten. Nobody in our family has gone to work,” Sushil said.
In a Meghalaya village close to the border with Bangladesh, tensions have been simmering since the death of two people, allegedly by members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU).
The men – Sujit Dutta (35) and Esan Singh (24) – were found dead on March 27, and on April 2, the police arrested two members of the KSU, Shanborlang Shati (26) and Mesadapbor Skhembil (26). A court sent them to seven-day police custody on Tuesday.
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