Meghalaya minister quits amid unrest over former rebel leader's death

Meghalaya minister quits amid unrest over former rebel leader's death

The home minister of the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya has resigned amid violence over the death of a former rebel leader.

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Cherishterfield Thangkhiew was allegedly killed during a police raid in the state capital, Shillong, on Saturday.

His death sparked mob violence and arson in the city, forcing authorities to impose a two-day curfew.

Mobile internet services were also suspended in four districts.

Officials described it as a "serious breakdown of law and order".

Thangkhiew, 54, was one of the founding figures of Meghalaya's separatist movement that vies for a separate homeland for its tribal population.

Police say Thangkhiew was killed in "retaliatory firing" during a raid at his home in Shillong. But his family called it "cold-blooded murder" - they allege the police orchestrated a "fake encounter", an Indian term for extra-judicial killings by authorities.

On Sunday, angry protesters threw petrol bombs at Chief Minister Conard Sangma's personal residence in Shillong. However, no one was hurt as the chief minister stays at his official residence.

Incidents of stone-pelting were also reported from across the city.

The state's Home Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui, called for a judicial inquiry into the matter and said he was resigning "to bring out the truth".