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Man arrested for assaulting woman employee of Umroi airport

Shillong, Mar 20 (UNI) A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a female employee of Umroi airport in Meghalaya, police said on Thursday.
Kyrshanlang Marngar (21), a resident of Dongrudwah Nongrah Umroi village in Ri-Bhoi district, had allegedly hit the 27-year-old woman with a broken beer bottle and a stone while she was on her way to the airport on Wednesday.
The victim was immediately shifted to Bhoirymbong Community Health Centre but was referred to superspecialty North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong due to her serious injuries.
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