One person succumbed to his injuries while 10 others were injured in separate incidents here on Saturday, prompting the administration to reimpose curfew in a few areas here and in the Sohra region.

Eight persons were arrested by Meghalaya police following the clash at Ichamati village on Friday. The clash broke out after the conclusion of an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Friday.

Rupchand Dewan, a vegetable vendor, succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital after he was stabbed at Ïewduh, the biggest market in the state, on Saturday. He lived in Laban locality and was a permanent resident of Barpeta, Assam.

Nine others were injured after they were assaulted by miscreants in different parts of the city. Another person was reported injured after he was assaulted at Sohra market. These incidents were reported from 8am to 6pm on Saturday.

The injured were shifted to Shillong civil hospital for treatment, and most of them were reportedly stabbed.

On Friday, Lurshai Hynniewta, 35, of Sohra, had succumbed to his injuries following the clash. The KSU said Hynniewta was its member.

A case was registered at Shella police station following a complaint lodged by the union.

Eight persons, Sushan Das, Ranjit Baidya, Bijit Baidya, Kanal Baidya, Sajol Das, Joy Sharma, Indromohan Sharma, and Rajesh Sharma, have been arrested in the case.

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Saturday a magisterial inquiry inquiry has been constituted to probe the incident at Ichamati.

He said police investigation is under way to arrest the culprits in connection with the incidents of stabbing in and around here. Ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be paid to Hynniewta’s next of kin, he added.

Two companies of central armed police force have reached Ichamati to maintain law and order while six other companies are on their way.

The police said nine other people were injured in different incidents in and around the state capital.

East Khasi Hills deputy commissioner Matsiewdor War Nongbri promulgated curfew in areas falling under Sadar and Lumdiengjri police stations from noon onwards while the sub-divisional officer of Sohra brought the Sohra civil subdivision and its adjoining areas under curfew.

Curfew was reimposed in the Shillong and its adjoining areas from 9pm till 8am on Sunday.

Shillong and its adjoining areas were brought under curfew on Friday night which continued till 8am on Saturday.

In the Sohra region, curfew will continue till noon on Sunday.

The administration also shut down mobile Internet services in six out of 11 districts of Meghalaya for 48 hours from Friday night.

The administration in East Khasi Hills has declared dry days with effect from Saturday and until further orders.

There were reports of arson where vehicles were set ablaze here and in other places. Congress legislator M. Ampareen Lyngdoh, who was in Sohra on Saturday, said she has advised the state machinery to depute a high-ranking team to manage the situation in Ichamati and adjoining areas. However, Ampareen was advised not to proceed to Ichamati as the area was still sensitive.

Leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma expressed pain over the “ugly turn of events resulting in nasty communal violence and loss of precious life of young men and injury to many in our state as a fallout of the unacceptable, divisive CAA”. He also condemned the incident and the perpetrators of the crime.

“The nation is in turmoil because of the mistrust and hatred generated by the intent and the foreseeable fallout of the CAA. It is only a strong indication of the justification of the demand for repeal of this divisive CAA,” Mukul said. He also urged every citizen to help restore peace in the state.

“The state government’s failure to prevent the ugly turn of events is highly condemnable and it must wake up and deal with the situation appropriately,” he added.

The North East Students’ Union (Neso) and All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Saturday condemned the killing of the KSU member and demanded immediate action from the government. Neso chairman Samuel Jyrwa, adviser Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharjya, AASU president Dipanka Kumar Nath and AASU general secretary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi told reporters that the indigenous people of the Northeast are with the indigenous people of Meghalaya.

Additional reporting by Rajiv Konwar in Guwahati