The Indian Army’s team investigating the killings of 14 civilians during an operation in Nagaland’s Mon district has asked residents to cooperate with the inquiry and share information, reported ANI, citing the Defence Public Relations Office in Kohima.
On the evening of December 4, the Army’s 21 Para Special Force had opened fire at a pick-up van carrying coal miners from Tiru to Oting in Nagaland’s Mon district, killing six on board. They had apparently mistaken the group of workers for insurgents.
A crowd of protestors then set fire to vehicles belonging to the Army. They opened fire again, killing seven more civilians.
The violence spilled over into the afternoon of December 5 after locals entered a camp of the Assam Rifles in the district headquarters of Mon. At least one more person was killed after security forces fired back at the protestors.
The investigating team will visit the site of the incident on December 29, the Defence PRO said in the statement on…