The sanction for prosecution is still awaited Our Reporter Dimapur, June 11 (EMN): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the government of Nagaland to probe the Oting killing incident has named 30 Indian army personnel, including an officer, in its charge sheet. The SIT completed its probe more than six months after 14 innocent villagers were killed — 13 in a botched ambush by the 21 Para Special Forces at Oting village in Mon district on December 4, 2021, and one during a protest in connection with the incident on the next day. The Director General of Police (DGP), T John Longkumer, updated at a press conference on Saturday at Rhododendron Hall, Police Complex in Chumoukedima, that the SIT has completed its probe into the incident and charge sheet submitted to the District and Sessions Court, Mon, on May 30, 2022, through APP, Mon. He informed that 30 members of the operation team of 21 Para Security Forces, including one Major, two subedars, eight Hav/THM, f
Our Reporter Dimapur, June 11 (EMN): As many as 24 complaint calls have made to Nagaland police since the intra-state check gates were removed in an attempt to curb illegal taxation and action taken on all the calls, said Director General of Police (DGP), T John Longkumer, at a press conference on Saturday held at Rhododendron Hall, Police Complex in Chumoukedima. The DGP said that some calls were related to incidents in Larorijan, so they had registered a case and handed it over to the Assam police for necessary action. He also updated that they recently had a meeting with the chief secretary of Nagaland in regards to application by departments that wish to re-open the check gates, and decision is still awaited. When asked about if the closure of the check gates had any effect on law and order enforcement, Additional Director General of Police, Sandeep M Tamgadge replied that various state police agencies are co-ordinating to check illegal activities. “After the order, under t
Eastern Mirror Desk Dimapur, June 11 (EMN): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has completed its probe into the Oting incident that killed 14 innocent villagers — 13 in a botched ambush by the 21 Para Special Forces and its aftermath in Mon district on December 4, 2021, and one during a protest in connection with the incident on the following day. The Director General of Police (DGP), T John Longkumer on Saturday said that 30 members of the operation team of 21 Para Security Forces, including one Major, two subedars, eight Hav/THM, four Nk, six L/Nk and nine paratroopers, have been named in the charge sheet filed in connection with the case. He added that charge sheet had been submitted to the District and Sessions Court, Mon, on May 30, 2022, through APP, Mon. Timeline Dec. 4, 2021: At around 4:30 pm, a unit of the ‘21 Para Special Forces’, ambushed a Bolero pickup truck carrying eight miners from Oting village, suspecting them as militants, in what was dubbed as a c