Shillong, Nov 6 (PTI) The vehicle of a senior officer was gutted in a fire in Shillong, triggering tension in the area, police said on Sunday.

The vehicle of Extra Assistant Commissioner L Kharmon was parked in Dhanketi area where the incident happened around 10 pm on Saturday, they said.

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Kharmon went there to attend a private party, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Sylvester Nongtynger told PTI.

The rear window of the vehicle was found broken but there was no sign of a petrol bomb, he said.

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The incident triggered panic among the people who thronged the spot to see the damaged vehicle.

Police are investigating whether it was an attack on the officer, Nongtynger said.

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