The Special Investigation Team (SIT) established by the Nagaland government will investigate the botched operations of 21 quasi-special forces in the state on December 4, and will begin to question the officers and soldiers involved in the incident in Jorhat, Assam on Thursday. . SIT is expected to submit a report next month.
At the same time, the Army Court of Investigation (CoI), led by a major general, recorded the statements of two witnesses in the Mon district of Nagaland on Wednesday, including the Bharatiya Janata President Niwan Konyak , The incident eventually resulted in the death of 14 civilians and one soldier, which occurred.
A senior official said that the CoI team inspected the scene near Oting Village in Mon District, Nagaland State, “to understand the possible circumstances of the incident.” “The CoI team also took away witnesses to better understand the situation and the sequence of events that occurred. Subsequently, the team also stayed at the Tizit police station for an hour and a half to meet with all walks of life in order to obtain valuable information about the incident. “He added.
The officer said that the Army will provide all assistance to SIT, including interviewing personnel and records. Konyak was a key witness in this incident. He survived the shooting that day. He told the Times of India that the army team recorded the statements made by him and the village guard commander Lemwang. Both are residents of Orting.
At noon, the Army investigation team arrived at the scene of the incident in a private car. On Tuesday, the Konyak civil society organization issued a statement asking the Army investigation team not to wear uniforms or carry weapons.
“They (the army) only recorded the statements of two people from Orting Village. I told them everything that happened on December 4. The commando also shot me and my companions that day. I heard that the villagers also attacked. The army commando retaliated and I hurriedly said yes. But when I saw me, even though the BJP flag on my car was very obvious, the commando opened fire on us. My driver was hit by a bullet and was injured while the other accompanied me. People were killed. Today, I showed my vehicle with bullet holes to the Army team,” Konyak said.
He added: “I have asked them to retract the statement (issued by Amit Shah in Parliament) that army personnel will only fire when the villagers’ vehicles have not stopped after receiving a signal.”
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