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Several police personnel have also been injured in the clashes, the official said. "We are monitoring the law and order situation closely in Shillong and efforts are being made to bring normalcy in the affected areas," Conrad Sangma said. SHILLONG: Curfew was clamped in at least 14 localities of Shillong on Friday and internet services were suspended after clashes between groups of bus drivers and residents of turned violent, a senior district official said.The clashes had begun after a bus handyman was allegedly assaulted by a group of residents of Them Metor area on Thursday afternoon, the officials said. A journalist was also among those injured in the clashes and many youths were picked up after they were found trying to instigate a mob on Thursday night, said an official. Trouble escalated when rumours spread on social media that the handyman had succumbed to injuries, prompting a group of bus drivers to converge at Them Metor..