Nagaland Firing a Case of Mistaken Identity, Says Amit Shah in Parliament; SIT Formed to Probe Case
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland Firing a Case of Mistaken Identity, Says Amit Shah in Parliament; SIT Formed to Probe Case

News 18  

Home minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on Monday that the Nagaland security operation, in which 13 civilians were killed, is a case of mistaken identity, and a Special Investigation Team has been formed to probe the incident and the report will be submitted within a month. “The Government of India sincerely regrets this unfortunate incident in Nagaland and expresses its deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives,” Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha. The home minister also said after receiving the news, local villagers surrounded the Army team, burnt two vehicles and assaulted them resulting in the death of one security force personnel and injuries to several others. He further said the Nagaland DGP and the state police commissioner visited the spot on December 5 and an FIR was registered regarding the incident in Tizit Police Station and considering the complexity of the case, it has been transferred to the State Crime Police Station and an SIT has been constituted and directed to complete the investigation within one month.

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Supreme Court notice to Centre over Nagaland’s plea to prosecute 30 Army personnel for killing 13 civilians in Mon
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court notice to Centre over Nagaland’s plea to prosecute 30 Army personnel for killing 13 civilians in Mon

Live Mint  

Mon Killings 2021: The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the Ministry of Defence regarding the 2021 Nagaland Mon killings, where 13 civilians were murdered in a botched-up operation by the Indian Army. The 2021 Mon Killings refer to a tragic incident in Nagaland where thirteen civilians lost their lives …

Nagaland Civilian Killings: Centre Denies Sanction To Prosecute 30 Army Personnel
1 year, 8 months ago

Nagaland Civilian Killings: Centre Denies Sanction To Prosecute 30 Army Personnel

ABP News  

The Centre has denied sanction to prosecute 30 Army men who were allegedly involved in the December 2021 killing of 13 civilians in a botched ambush at Oting in Nagaland's Mon district, an official said. The sanction by the Government of India is mandatory for initiating legal suit against any personnel of the security forces for any action taken by …

Nagaland firing | Army team visits site of botched encounter at Mon district
3 years ago

Nagaland firing | Army team visits site of botched encounter at Mon district

The Hindu  

An Army team headed by an officer of the Major-General rank on Wednesday visited the site of the botched encounter at Mon district of Nagaland as part of the Court of Inquiry into the incident that occurred on December 4. Subsequently, the team was also present at Tizit Police Station, Mon district, between 1330 to 1500 hours on Wednesday to …

Deeply regret loss of lives in Nagaland: Army
3 years ago

Deeply regret loss of lives in Nagaland: Army

The Hindu  

Expressing “deep regret” at the loss of lives in Nagaland earlier this month in the case of mistaken identity and the ensuing violence, the Army said on Sunday that its own inquiry into the incident is progressing “expeditiously” and all efforts are being made to conclude it at the earliest, adding that it is cooperating with the State government’s investigation. …

Nagaland firing incident: Cong demands Shah's resignation, probe by Guwahati HC judge
3 years ago

Nagaland firing incident: Cong demands Shah's resignation, probe by Guwahati HC judge

India TV News  

Highlights Congress demanded compensation to victims and independent probe headed by sitting Guwahati HC judge Army has said all efforts are underway to conclude the probe at the earliest Hitting out at the Centre over the Nagaland firing incident earlier this month, the Congress on Sunday demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation, compensation to the victims and an independent probe …

Nagaland firing: Bandh over killing of civilians disrupts normal life in five districts
3 years ago

Nagaland firing: Bandh over killing of civilians disrupts normal life in five districts

Firstpost  

Altogether 14 civilians in Mon district were killed on 4 and 5 December in three consecutive episodes of firing by security forces, the first of which has been claimed to be a case of mistaken identity Kohima: Normal life was affected in parts of Nagaland on Thursday as tribal bodies observed bandh in five districts over the recent killing of …

Nagaland civilian killings: Vital lessons army needs to learn from the Mon ambush
3 years ago

Nagaland civilian killings: Vital lessons army needs to learn from the Mon ambush

Firstpost  

The killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland’s Mon by a squad of the Special Forces gives an occasion for introspection to prevent the same mistakes from being repeated The killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland’s Mon by a squad of the Special Forces is reminiscent of similar episodes in the Northeast over the past several decades. The actual sequence of …

Nagaland Firing Incident: TMC Submits Memorandum to Amit Shah Over AFSPA 'Misuse'
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland Firing Incident: TMC Submits Memorandum to Amit Shah Over AFSPA 'Misuse'

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging his statement in Parliament over the Nagaland firing incident has "failed to raise alarm over the blatant misuse of AFSPA" and stressed that law cannot be used to "murder" citizens. In his statement in Parliament on Monday, Shah expressed regret over the Nagaland firing incident …

Nagaland Civilian Killings: Govt To Demand Repeal Of AFSPA, Calls Off Hornbill Festival
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland Civilian Killings: Govt To Demand Repeal Of AFSPA, Calls Off Hornbill Festival

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid outrage following the firing incident in Mon district, the Nagaland Cabinet on Tuesday decided to write to the Centre demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Act. "In the state cabinet meeting over firing incident in Mon, Nagaland, it's been decided to write to GoI to immediately repeal AFSPA, 1958 from the State, and that Special Investigation …

Nagaland seethes over killing of 14 civilians; NHRC issues notice to Centre as calls for repealing of AFSPA grow louder
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland seethes over killing of 14 civilians; NHRC issues notice to Centre as calls for repealing of AFSPA grow louder

Firstpost  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed regret as 14 civilians were killed in the incident on Sunday in Mon district of the north-eastern state Tensions prevail in Nagaland following the killing of 14 civilians by Indian Army soldiers ; authorities have shut down internet services and imposed a curfew to quell mass protests. The incident at Oting village in Nagaland’s …

What Intel Said, Was Identification Done & Who Fled Scene: Two Accounts of What Unfolded in Nagaland
3 years, 1 month ago

What Intel Said, Was Identification Done & Who Fled Scene: Two Accounts of What Unfolded in Nagaland

News 18  

Movement of eight cadre of Naga insurgent group NSCN-K near Oting village in Nagaland’s Mon district in a Bolero car at a definitive time – a “very specific” intelligence input along these lines, explicitly detailing the movement of insurgents, had led the Army to launch the failed operation that claimed the lives of 13 civilians on Saturday evening, defence officials …

End the impunity: On Nagaland killing
3 years, 1 month ago

End the impunity: On Nagaland killing

The Hindu  

Notwithstanding the rationale provided by the Union Government and the armed forces for the horrific killing of six coal miners and the deaths of nine civilians and a soldier in the aftermath of the incident in Mon district, the residents of Nagaland, and indeed many in North-east India, will only read this incident as an outcome of impunity accorded by …

Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink

Live Mint  

Peace talks between India’s government and insurgent groups in Nagaland have long been tentative at best, but our progress of the past half decade or more was put at threat by lives lost in a shocking turn of events over the weekend. Reports suggest that a false tip-off on rebel movement in Mon district of Nagaland led our Army to …

Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in the Parliament about the Nagaland firing incident
3 years, 1 month ago

Home Minister Amit Shah's statement in the Parliament about the Nagaland firing incident

Op India  

On December 6, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the Nagaland firing incident in which over 13 civilians lost their lives. https://t.co/dfr2jUvluw — Amit Shah December 6, 2021 “The two injured were shifted to the hospital by the Army,” HM Shah added. HM Shah said that on the evening of December 5, a mob of …

SIT will complete Nagaland firing probe in a month: Amit Shah
3 years, 1 month ago

SIT will complete Nagaland firing probe in a month: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Expressing regret over the Nagaland firing incident, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured both the Houses of Parliament that a special investigation team will completes its probe within a month and said that all agencies must ensure that such incidents do not recur while undertaking operations against insurgents. Parliament proceedings updates | December 6, 2021 “The Government of India …

Nagaland row reaches Parliament, Owaisi moves adjournment motion in LS seeking discussion
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland row reaches Parliament, Owaisi moves adjournment motion in LS seeking discussion

Firstpost  

Owaisi on Sunday demanded the sacking of home minister Amit Shah, saying there is no peace in the northeastern states All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday moved adjournment motion notice in the Lower House over the Nagaland firing incident in which at least 13 civilians have lost their lives. “Sir, I hereby give …

Nagaland Ambush: Murder FIR Against Army Unit, Govt Constitutes SIT
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland Ambush: Murder FIR Against Army Unit, Govt Constitutes SIT

The Quint  

The Nagaland police on Sunday, 5 December, filed a suo motu FIR against 21 paramilitary forces over the killing of 13 villagers in a counter-insurgency operation that went awry. In the FIR, accessed by The Quint, the Nagaland police said that the forces "blankly opend fire " and that the intention was to "murder and injure civilians." "On reaching at …

Civilian killing in Nagaland: Case of mistaken identity, says Home Minister Amit Shah
3 years, 1 month ago

Civilian killing in Nagaland: Case of mistaken identity, says Home Minister Amit Shah

India Today  

Speaking about the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland by the Armed Forces, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told Lok Sabha that it was a case of "mistaken identity" and the Army has expressed regret over the incident. The home minister said that six out of the eight people in the vehicle died and it was later found …

Nagaland firing: Intention of security forces was to 'murder' civilians, says FIR
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland firing: Intention of security forces was to 'murder' civilians, says FIR

India Today  

The Nagaland police have lodged a suo moto FIR against the 21 Para over the firing incident that took place in Mon district on Saturday evening. The FIR states that since the operation was carried out without any intimation or requisition for a local police guide, the intention of the security forces was to "murder and injure civilians." FOLLOW LIVE …

Investigation Underway To Ascertain Whether Civilians’ Killing Was ‘Case Of Mistaken Identity’: Nagaland Police
3 years, 1 month ago

Investigation Underway To Ascertain Whether Civilians’ Killing Was ‘Case Of Mistaken Identity’: Nagaland Police

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row over the killing of civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district, the police on Sunday said at least 13 people were gunned down by the security forces and added it is being investigated whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity. A police officer said an investigation is underway to ascertain whether the incident was …

Mamata demands thorough probe into Nagaland firing incident
3 years, 1 month ago

Mamata demands thorough probe into Nagaland firing incident

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded a thorough investigation into the killing of at least 11 civilians by security forces in Nagaland. At least 11 daily wage labourers were gunned down by security forces in Nagaland's Mon district while they were returning home from work at a coal mine on Saturday evening, police …

Nagaland Violence: 11 People Killed After Firing In Mon District, Villagers Set Fire, CM Orders High Level Probe
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland Violence: 11 People Killed After Firing In Mon District, Villagers Set Fire, CM Orders High Level Probe

ABP News  

Nagaland Violence: In Mon district of Nagaland, at least 11 civilians have been killed in security forces firing. Killing of civilians unfortunate incident - CM Villagers angrily set fire to several vehicles of security forces after seeing the bodies of people after the incident. High level SIT will investigate & justice delivered as per the law of the land.Appeal for …

Army expresses regret over killing of civilians in Nagaland; orders Court of Inquiry
3 years, 1 month ago

Army expresses regret over killing of civilians in Nagaland; orders Court of Inquiry

The Hindu  

The Army on Sunday ordered a Court of Inquiry into the killing of several civilians during an anti-insurgency operation in Mon district of Nagaland, and expressed deep regret over the incident. In a statement, the Army said the cause of the “unfortunate” loss of lives is being investigated by the Court of Inquiry at the “highest level” and appropriate action …

Nagaland killings: Army orders probe after 14 civilians gunned down by security forces
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland killings: Army orders probe after 14 civilians gunned down by security forces

Firstpost  

In protest against the incident, the ENPO has urged the six tribes of the region to withdraw participation from the ongoing Hornbill Festival, which is the state’s biggest tourism extravaganza Security forces opened fire on civilians killing 14 and injuring 11 more in Nagaland’s Mon district in three consecutive incidents of firing the first of which was possibly a case …

Army expresses regret over civilian killings in Nagaland, assures action
3 years, 1 month ago

Army expresses regret over civilian killings in Nagaland, assures action

India TV News  

Highlights 13 civilians were killed by security forces on Sunday in Nagaland's Mon district. The Army on Sunday expressed regret over the killings of 13 civilians in Nagaland, and called the incident "unfortunate". "The security forces have suffered severe injuries in the incident including one soldier who succumbed to the injuries," the Army said in an official statement. Soon after …

13 Civilians, Jawan Killed in Nagaland Security Ops; CM Announces SIT Probe, Army Institutes Court of Inquiry
3 years, 1 month ago

13 Civilians, Jawan Killed in Nagaland Security Ops; CM Announces SIT Probe, Army Institutes Court of Inquiry

News 18  

Tension gripped Nagaland on Sunday as 13 civilians were killed in a case of “mistaken identity” when a counter-insurgency operation went amiss in Tiru village of Mon district. Condemning the incident, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said: “The unfortunate incident leading to killing of civilians at Oting, Mon is highly condemnable. Appeal for peace from all sections.” Union Home Minister …

Security op based on credible inputs, incident deeply regretted: Army on Nagaland civilian deaths
3 years, 1 month ago

Security op based on credible inputs, incident deeply regretted: Army on Nagaland civilian deaths

India Today  

The Army in a statement said it 'deeply regrets' the incident in Nagaland's Mon district in which a soldier and several civilians were killed on Saturday evening. "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 Army stated. The incident took place between …

Nagaland civilians' death: Toll rises to 14, SIT formed to probe firing incident | Top developments
3 years, 1 month ago

Nagaland civilians' death: Toll rises to 14, SIT formed to probe firing incident | Top developments

India Today  

A day after 14 civilians were killed in a firing incident in Nagaland's Mon district, the govt formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the incident that took place on Saturday evening. An official order has been issued by the state home department and signed by Chief Secretary J Alam said that there were firing incidents on December 4, 2021 …

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