Nagaland firing incident: SIT asked to submit report in one month, says Amit Shah in RS

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday termed the civilian killing by security forces in Nagaland a "case of mistaken identity" and informed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed with direction to submit its report on the unfortunate incident within one month.

Home Minister Amit Shah's  statement came in the Rajya Sabha amid ruckus created by Opposition party leaders on the issue of the revocation of the suspension of 12 MPs. "Based on inputs received by the Indian Army about the movement of the insurgents near Tiru village in Tizit area of Mon district, a team of 21 para-commandos of the Army laid an ambush on the evening of December 4," said Shah. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="948"] Social media[/caption] Also read | Punjab elections 2022: Will enter into alliance with BJP, SAD (Sanyukt), says Captain Amarinder Singh Considering the complexity of the case, Amit Shah said, "It has been transferred to the State Crime Police Station (SCPS) and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and directed to complete the investigation within one month". [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Social media[/caption] Subsequently, on the evening of December 5, "a mob of approximately 250 tried to ransack the Company Operating Base (CoB) of Assam Rifles at Mon town," Shah said. Also read | Himachal Pradesh: Kufri, Narkanda receive season’s first snow; rain lashes Shimla [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="770"] Social media[/caption] "The mob burnt buildings of the company operating base following which troops had to open fire to disperse the mob. Resultantly, one civilian was killed while another was injured. More forces have been deployed in the area to prevent any further untoward incident," said the Home Minister. -PTC News