Meghalaya's Special Force-10 jawans keep 'peace' at protest march without any weapons, pics go viral

SHILLONG: Brazenness or confidence? In a bizarre incident, members of Meghalaya's super-elite Special Force-10 were seen "keeping the peace" at a protest rally without carrying any weapons (yes, they did not even carry batons or sticks). Photos of the SF-10 jawans marching with the demonstrators without any weapons are now being shared on social media, with netizens questioning how they would have protected themselves in case of any untoward incidents during the march.

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According to reports, the super elite jawans of Meghalaya Police were deputed for law and order duty during the procession took out by the Synjuk Ki Waheh Chnong from Jrisalien to PWD Jowai North Division on Thursday (November 12).

The Waheh Chnong of the various localities of Jowai Town under the umbrella of Synjuk Ki Waheh Chnong Jowai took out a silent procession in the streets of Jowai to register their stern opposition to the shifting of the PWD North Jowai Division by the Meghalaya Government.

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As per reports carried in some sections of the media, citizens of Jowai were overheard wondering how the SF-10 personnel would enforce the law when they came for duty bare-handed without any batons or arms or tear gas. "They came unprepared as they were complacent that nothing will happen and even if something does happen, they think they will engage themselves in a wrestling match," a citizen was overheard saying.

Pictures of the bare-handed Special Force-10 jawans are now being shared on social media, much to the amusement of netizens.

However, the marching of the jawans could also be seen as a sign of their confidence -- that they did not expect any untoward incident to occur and had full faith in their fellow citizens not to cause any troublesome scenario that might require armed interventions.

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