Shillong, Nov 12: The protesters against Shillong Ropeway project on Friday defied repeated appeals from magistrates and police personnel on duty not to stop for staging any protest, for which no permission was given, according to East Khasi Hills district administration.
Officials informed them on the spot that they were violating the conditions of permission.
Yet, to avoid a confrontation, they were allowed to sit temporarily and were repeatedly asked to disperse.
The restraint, officials said, was met with aggression.
“Some of the participants got a little aggravated, a little aggressive towards the magistrates and the women police personnel,” said on-duty magistrate, Dahun S Lyngdoh.
“Mattresses were thrown and barricades were pushed against the oncoming traffic,” she said.
She said the act created a public safety hazard on a busy thoroughfare.
It was only after concerted efforts by magistrates and police that the crowd was finally dispersed peacefully.
