Guwahati: Thirteen villagers were killed on Saturday in a case of "mistaken identity" during a counter-insurgency operation in Oting village in Mon district of Nagaland, said sources. A security force jawan was also killed in the incident. Another villager died on Sunday as a mob attacked the Assam Rifles camp.
The Nagaland government has formed a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police to probe the incident. The case has been transferred to the crime branch police station. A murder case has also been filed.
All activities of the state's signature Hornbill festival have been cancelled till tomorrow night, government sources say.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, while appealing for calm, said that a high-level Special Investigation Team will probe it.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to speak on the incident 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.
Here are the Highlights on Nagaland civilian deaths:
Dec 06, 2021 00:58 (IST)
5-member Trinamool Congress delegation to visit Nagaland tomorrow
A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation, including Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev, will be visiting Nagaland tomorrow to meet the families of those who died and got injured in the firing incident at Moh district on Saturday, said Trinamool Congress.
Dec 05, 2021 23:48 (IST)
Security forces should've meticulously examined info on movement of insurgent groups: Lok Sabha MP
A day after the reported killings of civilians by security forces in Oting village in the Mon district of Nagaland, Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, Tokheho Yepthomi on Sunday said that even if the security forces had received information about the movement of insurgent groups, they should have examined the inputs meticulously.
While speaking to ANI today, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) MP said, "In the last 25 years, all the Naga national groups are engaged in a dialogue with the Central Government. It is said that security forces have received some info about the movement of insurgent groups. I can''t totally rule this out, but, even if such information was there, the security forces should have meticulously examined the inputs."
Dec 05, 2021 23:31 (IST)
"Genocide, War Crimes, Execution": Nagaland BJP On Botched Operation
"It is tantamount to war crimes during peacetime and amounts to summary execution as well as genocide," Nagaland state BJP president Temjen Imma Along said about the killing of 15 people, including 14 civilians and one special forces personnel, in a counter-insurgency operation that went awry on Saturday.
Dec 05, 2021 22:23 (IST)
A curfew has been imposed in the Mon district of Nagaland, and movement of all vehicles of non-essential nature, including commercial vehicles, has been prohibited under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 15 people, 14 civilians, and one special forces personnel have died in the district so far. A murder case has also been filed.
Dec 05, 2021 21:47 (IST)
All activities of Hornbill festival canceled till Tomorrrow night, say government sources
Dec 05, 2021 15:02 (IST)
In a statement, the army said: "Based on credible intelligence of likely movement of insurgents, a specific operation was planned to be conducted in the area of Tiru, Mon District, Nagaland. The incident and its aftermath is deeply regretted".
Dec 05, 2021 12:32 (IST)
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who was on short visit to Delhi, has left the national capital for Nagaland. He is expected to hold urgent cabinet meeting to review the situation, government sources tell NDTV.
Dec 05, 2021 11:00 (IST)
The incident took place between Oting and Tiru villages when some daily-wage labourers were returning home in a pick-up van from a coal mine on Saturday evening.