The Centre has sought a report from the Nagaland government on the mob lynching of a rape-accused man by a mob in Dimapur, and put neighbouring Assam on high alert for possible violence. The mob had broken into the prison where the rape-accused was being held and dragged him out on to the streets naked before lynching him and hanging his body from a clock tower. Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang told NDTV that a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident. The state government has also suspended the Collector and the police chief of Dimapur District.
The Army has been placed on standby in both Nagaland and Assam. The Nagaland government has also sought the assistance of paramilitary forces to restore normalcy in the region.
"We have sought a report from the Nagaland government about the incident and how a mob entered a jail and pulled out an inmate," said an official of the Union Home Ministry.
The central government also alerted neighbouring Assam, and asked it to step up vigil so that no untoward incident takes place along its border with Nagaland, officials said.
"The Governor immediately had the cabinet meeting and appealed to the people to come down. Whatever happened, happened. But... constituted enquiry committee, high level enquiry committee. So now, the government will enquire into the matter, seriously," he added.
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