Shillong, March 10 The Army was deployed in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, where two people were killed by security forces after clashes broke out between two groups, officials said.
Security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs amid tensions during the nomination process for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections, they said.
"Army columns were deployed in West Garo Hills at the request of the civil administration and were conducting a flag march," Defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahender Rawat told