Nagaland firing incident case of mistaken identity, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Parliament Winter Session: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday spoke in the Lok Sabha on the Nagaland firing incident and said the case was of the mistaken identity as the Army had received information on the movement of extremists in Oting, in Mon district. On suspicion of the vehicle carrying extremists, it was fired upon.

Amit Shah said, "The Army had received information on the movement of extremists in Oting, in Mon district. 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 of the vehicle carrying extremists, it was fired upon." [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="770"] Security forces had allegedly opened fire on civilians in Nagaland's Mon district.[/caption] Also read | Punjab elections 2022: Will enter into alliance with BJP, SAD (Sanyukt), says Captain Amarinder Singh "Six out of the eight persons 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," added Amit Shah He said as a result, one jawan of the security forces died. 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, some others injured. The local administration and the police tried to bring the situation to normalcy," he said, while giving the details of the incident. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="670"] Social media[/caption] Also read | Himachal Pradesh: Kufri, Narkanda receive season’s first snow; rain lashes Shimla "The current situation is tense, but under control. On December 5, the Nagaland DGP and the Commissioner visited the site. An FIR has been registered and keeping seriousness in mind, the probe has been handed over to the State Crime Police Station. The SIT has been constituted and has been directed to complete the probe within a month," the Union Home Minister said. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the reported killings of civilians by security forces and the government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the matter. The Indian Army has expressed regret over the incident and said it is being investigated at the highest level. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Social media[/caption] A day after the reported civilian killings by security forces, the state government on Sunday prohibited all mobile Internet, data services, bulk SMS of all providers in the entire area of Mon district with immediate effect. Amit Shah on Sunday expressed anguish over the Nagaland firing incident and conveyed condolences to bereaved families. Meanwhile, the Winter Session of Parliament commenced on November 29 and will continue till December 23. -PTC News