Meghalaya IPS officer injured in ‘deliberate’ hit by two-wheeler
Police suspect members of the Khasi Students’ Union targeted Additional Superintendent of Police (Traffic) during a routine road check
The Meghalaya Police have launched a case against unidentified two-wheeler riders suspected of attempting to murder an IPS officer during a routine road check in Shillong on September 18, 2026. Superintendent of Police (City) Dangsan Khyriem informed that Additional Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Lovish Garg was gravely injured when a two-wheeler allegedly hit him while he was conducting the road check.
The riders allegedly attempted to evade police checks, accelerated, and deliberately hit Garg. The injured IPS officer was rushed to a private hospital for treatment after a minor surgery. The police suspect the riders to be members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), a group known for its history of violence. The motive behind the attack seems to have been to cause grievous injury to the officer and escape the road check.
The police are investigating the circumstances to ascertain the motive behind the riders' actions, which occurred amid heightened security following a series of petrol bomb attacks targeting government and police infrastructure.
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