Indian Army institutes Court of Inquiry probing Nagaland civilian killings
Indian Army instituted a Court of Inquiry to probe Nagaland civilian killings under a Major General-rank officer
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Nagaland, December 6: The Indian Army instituted a Court of Inquiry to probe Nagaland civilian killings under a Major General-rank officer, said reports on Monday. Army sources said, “Indian Army has instituted a Court of Inquiry to probe the Nagaland civilian killings under a Major General-rank officer. The officer is posted in the northeast sector only.”
An Army Special Forces unit was involved in firing after receiving intelligence inputs about movement of NSCN (KY) terrorists in Mon district. According to reports, “the troops opened fire at the vehicle when it was passing through a second ambush party deployed in the area. In the first instance, six civilians died while claiming to defend themselves, the troops fired at aggressively agitating civilians in which another seven to eight lost their lives.”
Earlier, the Army, expressed in a statement, deep regret over “unfortunate loss of lives” in a counter-insurgency that went awry. They added that the incident is being investigated at highest level, as outrage over the killing continued.
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The furious villagers torched vehicles of security forces. Some people were reportedly shot when security forces opened fire to control the mob. Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into killings of civilians. A day after the incident, the state government on Sunday prohibited all mobile internet, data services, bulk SMS of all providers in Mon district.