Nagaland Shootout case
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A five-member Trinamool Congress delegation will visit the state on Monday to show solidarity with the families of those killed and injured in an alleged military firing incident in Nagaland's Mon district. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee have demanded a thorough investigation into the incident in Nagaland. Here, the state government also decided to constitute a high-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an Inspector General of Police (IGP) level officer to probe the incident. The Nagaland government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of 14 people killed in the alleged firing. After this incident, many organizations have demanded immediate withdrawal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) implemented in Nagaland.
This incident is from the Mon district of Nagaland. Here some people from Tiru and Oting villages had gone to work in the mines. Usually, by evening these people used to return from work. When the 6 youths who went to work here till Saturday evening did not return from the coal mine, the volunteers and their families went out to find them. Then they saw that the bodies of 6 youths were lying in a pickup van in Oting itself. Seeing these dead bodies, the anger of the local people went to the seventh heaven.
Nagaland Shootout case
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At first, they didn't even understand what had happened. Later they came to know that the security forces had opened fire here. This incident spread like fire all around. After this, a large number of villagers gathered there. Soon the crowd became uncontrollable. In anger, these people set fire to the vehicles of the security forces. The security forces tried to convince the crowd but the furious crowd was not calming down. During this, there was firing again in which some more people lost their lives. Nagaland's Transport Minister Paiwang Konyak said that 13 civilians died on Saturday evening while one person died on Sunday. The incident took place between Tiru and Oting village of Mon city.
According to Transport Minister Paiwang Konyak, two seriously injured people were admitted to the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh. While 3 people were airlifted and brought to Dimapur.
According to the report, the first incident of firing in which 6 people died occurred when the army mistook the workers going to work in the coal mine as Naga militants. These people were returning from a pick-up van on Saturday evening. The army felt that these people were associated with the Yung Aung faction of the banned organization NSCN (K). The army had got information about the movement of this faction. Let us inform you that the boundaries of the Mon district meet with Myanmar. The militant organization NSCN (K) operates from here.
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When these 6 people did not return in the evening, the local youth went out to search for them. During this, he found the dead bodies of 6 people in a pickup van. During this, a young man died. After this, the army opened fire in self-defense. 7 more civilians died in this firing.
Army Spokesperson (Kohima) Lt Col Sumit K Sharma said that after getting concrete information about the movements of the militants, the army had planned an operation in the Tiru area. During this time this incident has happened. And they are deeply saddened by this incident." A tribal organization in Nagaland has claimed that 17 civilians have died in this firing. But the police are talking about the death of 14 people.
Nagaland Chief Minister Nephio Ryu expressed deep grief over the incident. He has constituted an SIT to investigate the incident. CM has promised that this SIT will investigate the incident in detail and the guilty will be punished as per law. Apart from this, the CM has also given compensation of 5-5 lakhs to the people killed in the incident.
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An organization named Lotha Chhatra Sangathan said that now is the right time for the central government to listen to the call of the Naga people and withdraw AFSPA. Apart from this, Pochury Students Union, Kuki Inpi Nagaland, and Khasi Students Union have also demanded the withdrawal of AFSPA. Let us tell you that the Armed Forces Special Power Act has been in force in Nagaland for several decades. In 1958, the Parliament enacted the 'AFSPA' ie Armed Forces Special Power Act. Under this, military forces get special powers. Under this law, the soldiers of the army also have the right to shoot at the person who breaks the law. This law was implemented in all Northeast India including Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Nagaland.
In a statement appealing for peace, Assam and Nagaland Governor Jagdish Mukhi said, "The SIT will investigate the incident from all angles while a Court of Inquiry has been constituted against the military personnel involved." Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio tweeted, 'The unfortunate incident of death of common people in Mon's Oting is highly condemnable. I extend my condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured a speedy recovery. A high-level inquiry will be conducted by the SIT in the matter and justice will be done as per law. I urge all sections to maintain peace.
Nagaland Shootout case
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Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled and tweeted his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. "A high-level SIT constituted by the state government will conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident so that justice can be ensured to the bereaved families," he said. Families of 14 people killed in the army firing at Oting village in Nagaland's Mon district have refused to accept any government compensation till the security personnel involved in the incident are brought to the "brink of justice". Oting village council said in a statement that on December 5, when local people were making arrangements for the funerals of those killed in the firing and the subsequent clash, state minister P Paiwang Konyak and the district's deputy commissioner collected 18 lakh 30 thousand.
The statement said that at first they thought these were given by the minister as a goodwill gesture, but later it was learned that it was an installment of ex-gratia from the state government for the families of the killed and injured. "Oting Village Council and the aggrieved family will accept this until the culprits of the 21st Para Commandos of the Indian Armed Forces are brought to justice under the Civil Code and the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is removed from the entire Northeast region," the statement said. will not do.' The statement, issued on Sunday, was signed by village council president Longwang Konyak, Ang (King) Tahwang, deputy Anga Chingwang and village Burah (village head) of Mongnei and Nyanei. According to the police, at least 14 civilians and one soldier lost their lives in an unsuccessful counter-insurgency operation and counter-violence in the district from December 4 to 5.
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Further, the Home Minister said that 2 people in the vehicle were admitted to the hospital by the army. After receiving this news, the local villagers surrounded the army contingent, torched their vehicles, and attacked them. Because of this, a young man died. And many soldiers were injured. The security forces had to open fire to protect themselves and to remove the crowd. Due to this 7 more civilians died and some more were injured. Amit Shah said that the local administration is trying to handle the situation. There the situation is tense but under control at the moment. He said that senior officials of the state have visited the spot.
He said that a police FIR has been registered in this matter and its investigation has been started. An SIT has also been formed to investigate this. This SIT will complete its investigation and report in a month. Amit Shah said that after this incident some people ransacked the unit of Assam Rifles on 5th December. Set fire to the house. After this, the Assam Rifles had to open fire. Another person died in this. Additional security forces have been deployed in the affected area.
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Amit Shah said that the army has expressed extreme grief over these deaths. The army is conducting a high-level investigation into the reasons for this firing. Action will be taken in this according to law. He said that the Home Ministry is monitoring the entire situation. He said that all the agencies have been asked to keep in mind that while carrying out the operation against the insurgents in the future so that such incidents do not recur. Amit Shah also stated this incident in Rajya Sabha.
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