The Nagaland police have taken a suo moto FIR against 21 Para special forces of Indian Army in connection with a counter-insurgency operation that led to the deaths of 14 innocent villagers. An Army jawan also lost his life when the situation quickly deteriorated out of control.
The police have said that the special Army unit didn't inform police nor did they take any police guide for the counter-insurgency operation in Mon district that borders Myanmar.
The truck had eight people on board -- six of them were killed on the spot; two others died on the way to the hospital. It is believed that all those on the truck were local coal miners.
Sources said no arms or ammunition were recovered from the truck.
Soon after, hundreds of villagers -- armed with stones and machetes -- attacked the army team, sources said. The army team opened fire in self-defence, in which at least five 5 villagers were killed and several others were injured, sources said.
Here are the Updates on Nagaland civilian deaths:
Two days after an Army unit in Nagaland mistook a group of villagers for insurgents and opened fire, killing 13 civilians in the security operation at an India-Myanmar border district of Mon in the Oting village, Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton and other senior officials visited Mon town on Monday to assess the tense situation that prevailed in the town after the firing incident.
Yanthungo Patton, who is also the home minister of the state, "In the wake of Dec 4 incident and the unrest that followed, accompanied by DGP Nagaland Shri T.J. Longkumer, Commissioner Nagaland Shri Rovilatuo Mor, Nagaland Principal Secy (Home) Shri Abhijit Sinha and others, from Sunday evening, have been assessing the situation of Mon Town."
- SIT has been formed to probe the Nagaland incident
- SIT directed to complete investigation in 1 month
- The centre expresses regret over this incident and expresses condolences to the families of those killed
- Situation tense but under control in Nagaland
- All agencies have to ensure that such incidents do not happen in future.
- Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs has met the Chief Secretary of Nagaland and inquired about the incident.
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The 21 Para Special forces of Army "blankly opened fire" resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Mon district of Nagaland near Assam border, the state police has alleged in its FIR against the Army unit.
The 21 Para Special forces of Army "blankly opened fire" resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Mon district of Nagaland near Assam border, the state police has alleged in its FIR against the Army unit.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to speak on the Nagaland violence in Parliament today; Mr Shah will speak in the Lok Sabha at 3 pm and in the Rajya Sabha an hour later. The opposition, meanwhile, has served multiple adjournment notices this morning, demanding detailed discussions.
The State government on Sunday prohibited all mobile internet, data services, bulk SMS of all providers in the entire area of Mon district with immediate effect.
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NDTV's Vishnu Som reports
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The police have said that the special Army unit didn't inform police nor did they take any police guide for the counter-insurgency operation in Mon district that borders Myanmar.