Guwahati, May 27 -- A local businessman has come forward with serious allegations against Synshar Khymdeit, who allegedly posed as the area collector of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) of Meghalaya.

In a letter addressed to Shillong Press Club President Deimaia Siangshai, dated April 7, 2025, but received only recently, the businessman claimed that Khymdeit sent him a threatening demand note.

The businessman pointed out that Khymdeit had previously held a press conference at the Shillong Press Club on August 1, 2023, where he denied issuing any demand notes on behalf of the HNLC.

That denial came just a day after a local newspaper published a report in which a woman from Mawlai accused Khymdeit of demanding Rs...