Meghalaya lawmakers get extortion demand from extremist group
The Hindu
The Opposition Congress has been sounding the State government on regrouping of the extremists.
Several lawmakers in Meghalaya have received extortion demands from an extremist group, police said.
The State police confirmed that a few MLAs and MDCs (Members of District Council) have lodged a complaint after receiving a diktat from the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) to pay ₹10 lakh each or face the consequences.
The outfit, believed to be operating out of bases in adjoining Bangladesh, used a phone with a Bangladeshi number to send the extortion messages via WhatsApp to the elected representatives.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.