Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed the Lok Sabha on the Nagaland firing incident and the violence that adopted, by which 14 civilians and a soldier have been killed.
Shah mentioned the military had acquired details about the motion of extremists in Oting, which was ambushed by the 21 Para Commando Unit.
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“A vehicle reached there, it was signaled to stop but it tried to run away. On suspicion of the vehicle carrying the extremists, it was fired upon,” Shah mentioned, including that six of its eight individuals died on the spot.
“It was later discovered to be a case of mistaken id. The two injured individuals have been taken to the closest well being heart by the military.
Mon: Burned stays of 13 individuals killed in Mon district after some miscreants set autos of safety personnel on fireplace. (PTI)
Shah mentioned that as quickly because the information of the incident was acquired, the native villagers surrounded the military unit and torched two autos. He mentioned one soldier was killed whereas a number of others have been injured in the course of the violence.
“Security forces had to resort to firing in self-defense and to disperse the crowd. This led to the death of seven more civilians, some injured,” he mentioned within the decrease home.
The Home Minister additionally knowledgeable the House that an agitated mob of round 250 individuals ransacked the Company Operating Base (COB) of the Assam Rifles in Mon city on December 5. “Assam Rifles had to open fire to disperse the crowd. This led to the death of one more civilian,” Shah mentioned.
Shah additionally advised the House that the state of affairs within the space was tense however below management. “The present state of affairs is tense however below management. On December 5, the DGP and Commissioner of Nagaland visited the spot. An FIR was registered and conserving in view the gravity of the matter, the investigation was handed over to the State Crime Police Station.
Shah expressed remorse and mentioned all businesses have been requested to make sure that no such “unfortunate” incident recurs. He additionally mentioned {that a} Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the incident, which is able to submit its report inside 30 days.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
