![]() ![]() “It is learned the killing was the work of the trigger-happy 21st Para Commandos/Assam Rifles. The extremist Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland, the key player in the Naga peace talks, described it as a “black day” for the Nagas. The Naga Students’ Federation unfurled its flag at half-mast to protest the killings. Organisations such as the Naga Hoho, the apex Naga tribal body and the Naga Mothers’ Association condemned the incident. What exactly is the home ministry doing when neither civilians nor security personnel are safe in our own land?” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among opposition leaders who demanded a thorough probe into the incident and fast justice for the victims.Ĭongress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “This is heart-wrenching. The Chief Minister’s Office said he will visit Mon on Monday to attend the funeral of the civilians killed. He chaired a cabinet meeting in the capital Kohima in the evening. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he was “anguished” by the ambush blunder, and promised to investigate the incident by a high-level special investigation team (SIT) and ensure justice to the bereaved families.Ĭhief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who was in Delhi, condemned the incident before returning to Nagaland. The Hindu Explains | What has made the Naga peace process wobble? CM, Amit Shah offer condolences The State government also suspended mobile Internet and data services and bulk SMS in the entire Mon district. Soon after the violence in Mon, Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed in the district to prevent gatherings and restricting the movement of vehicles barring those carrying essential items from Sunday. Local tribal organisations claimed 11 villagers were injured and feared the two who went missing were dead. At least two persons were killed during the attack, a police official said.ĭistrict official said four civilians injured during Saturday’s violence were admitted to a hospital in Mon while two others were taken to the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh. Two villagers have been missing since the incident.Īt least two vehicles of the Army Special unit were set on fire.įollowing the incident, protests erupted across Nagaland on Sunday with a mob of about 500 men attacking and vandalising a camp of the paramilitary Assam Rifles in district headquarters Mon. ![]() Several civilians and soldiers were injured in the confrontation. Seven more civilians and a soldier died when villagers, alarmed by the gunshots and the death of their brethren, clashed with the troops about an hour later. On Saturday evening, a special unit of the Army mistakenly opened fire at a pick-up van carrying coal miners from the Tiru area to their village Oting about 15 km away, killing six on board. Unconfirmed reports put the civilian death toll at 17.Īrmy expresses regret over killing of civilians in Nagaland orders Court of Inquiry At least 15 civilians and one soldier were killed in a botched ambush and retaliatory violence in Nagaland’s Mon district over 24 hours, prompting the State government and the Army to order a probe into the incident. ![]()
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