Shillong: Two off-duty Guardsmen from the Meghalaya Secretariat Home Guards made a timely intervention on Friday, December 19, thwarting an attempted theft of a generator from the premises behind the 3rd Secretariat.
Lingbirth Arengh and Darmiki Langstang were passing by the area when they noticed suspicious activity. Acting promptly, they apprehended the individual caught in the act of stealing the generator.
The incident was immediately reported to their superiors, and the suspect was handed over to officers from Sadar Police Station for further investigation and necessary action. The swift response of the two Guardsmen prevented the theft, highlighting the critical role of alert security personnel in safeguarding public property.
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