Case of mistaken identity: HM on Nagaland killings

December 06, 2021 15:17

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reads out his statement on the Nagaland firing incident in both the Houses of the Parliament.

"Army had received information on the movement of extremists in Oting. On that basis, 21 commandos laid an ambush in the suspected area. A vehicle reached there, it was signalled to stop, but it tried to flee. On suspicion that the vehicle was carrying extremists, it was fired upon.

"Six out of eight people in the vehicle died. It was later found to be a case of mistaken identity. Two others who were injured were taken to the nearest health centre by the army.

"After receiving news of this, local villagers surrounded the army unit, set two vehicles on fire and attacked them.

"As a result, one jawan died and many other jawans were injured. Security forces had to resort to firing for self-defence and to disperse the crowd. This caused the death of seven more civilians, while some others were injured. Local administration and police tried to bring the situation to normalcy."

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