Some safety automobiles had been additionally set on hearth.
A number of villagers had been killed at this time in a case of “mistaken id” in Oting village in Mon district of Nagaland that borders Myanmar after a counter-insurgency operation went awry, mentioned police sources. A safety power jawan was additionally killed within the incident.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, interesting for calm, tweeted this morning in regards to the “unlucky incident” that led to “killing of civilians” within the state. The Chief Minister mentioned {that a} high-level Particular Investigative Workforce will probe it.
The unlucky incident resulting in killing of civilians at Oting, Mon is extremely condemnable.Condolences to the bereaved households & speedy restoration of these injured. Excessive stage SIT will examine & justice delivered as per the legislation of the land.Enchantment for peace from all sections
— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) December 5, 2021
“The unlucky incident resulting in killing of civilians at Oting, Mon is extremely condemnable.Condolences to the bereaved households & speedy restoration of these injured. Excessive stage SIT will examine & justice delivered as per the legislation of the land.Enchantment for peace from all sections,” tweeted Chief Minister Rio.
Performing on a tip off, the safety forces had deliberate an ambush on the Tiru-Oting street however mistook the villagers to be insurgents, mentioned sources.
As villagers had been killed within the firing, the locals become an offended mob and surrounded the safety forces. The forces needed to hearth on the mob in ‘self protection’ and several other villagers had obtained hearth photographs, mentioned police sources.
Some safety automobiles had been additionally set on hearth.
