Nagaland firing: State govt announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh, CM Neiphiu Rio to visit Mon

The Nagaland government on Sunday announced an exgratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the 13 people killed in firing by security forces in Mon district where Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will make a visit on December 6The state government also decided to set up a High Level Special Investigation Team SIT led by an IGP level officer to probe the incident that took place on Saturday evening according to an official statementThe state government has condemned the incident in Oting village area of Mon district that resulted in the death of 13 civilians Nagaland Chief Secretary J Alam said in the statementHe said an exgratia of Rs 5 lakh will be paid to the next of kin of the 13 deceased while the state government will bear the cost of medical treatment of the injured personsThirteen civilians were killed and 11 others injured by security forces in two consecutive incidents of firing the first of which was possibly a case of mistaken identitySenior minister P Paiwang Konyak led a team of officers including the director general of police reached Oting village to monitor the situation Alam saidHe said two state government helicopters were pressed into service for emergency relief operations and four injured persons were airlifted from Mon to Dimapur for further medical treatmentHealth and Family Welfare Minister S Pangyu Phom also visited the injured at the Referral Hospital DimapurDeputy Chief Minister Y Patton who was in New Delhi rushed back and went to Mon directly from Guwahati Alam saidChief Minister Neiphiu Rio will be visiting Mon on Monday morning accompanied by his cabinet colleagues and senior government officers to take an on the spot assessment of the situation and pay respect to the deceased he saidRio will interact with state government functionaries and civil society organisation leaders in MonThe state government once again assures people that no stone will be left unturned to ensure that justice prevails and appropriate actions as per the law of the land are taken said AlamMeanwhile The NSCNIM which is holding peace talks with the Centre on the Naga political issue condemned the killing of civilians by security forces and said it is a Black day for the Naga peopleSuch a barbaric act of killing innocent people is against humanity and those responsible for such heinous acts should be brought to justice it saidAlso Read Maharashtra reports seven new Omicron casesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever