FIR lodged against Army to "kill innocent civilians" in Nagaland

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to speak on the Nagaland violence in Parliament today

Nagaland: The Nagaland police have taken a suo moto FIR against 21 Para special forces of the Indian Army in connection with a counter-insurgency operation that led to the deaths of 14 innocent villagers of the state. An Army jawan also lost his life when the situation quickly deteriorated out of control. The 21 Para Special forces of Army "blankly opened fire" resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Nagaland, the state police have alleged in its FIR against the Army unit. It also said that the "intention" of security forces was to "murder and injure civilians".

According to police personnel, the special Army unit didn't inform police nor did they take any police guide for the counter-insurgency operation in the Mon district that borders Myanmar. The truck had eight people on board. Six of them were killed on the spot; two others died on the way to the hospital. It is believed that all those on the truck were local coal miners.Sources said no arms or ammunition were recovered from the truck.

Soon after, hundreds of villagers, armed with stones and machetes attacked the army team, sources said. The army team opened fire in self-defence, in which at least five villagers were killed and several others were injured, sources said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to speak on the Nagaland violence in Parliament today; Mr Shah will speak in the Lok Sabha at 3 pm and the Rajya Sabha an hour later. The opposition, meanwhile, has served multiple adjournment notices this morning, demanding detailed discussions.

Nagaland government on Sunday prohibited all mobile internet, data services, bulk SMS of all providers in the entire area of Mon district with immediate effect. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is expected to visit the Mon district today, an official said.