Troops assault youths in Kohima
Troops assault youths in Kohima
The Nagaland situation is not going well. Armies are harassing the innocent civilians saying mistaken identify with the power of AFSPA.Find reports here Five youths were reportedly assaulted by 19 Assam Rifles personnel near old MLA hostel junction Kohima on June 7 evening. According to relatives of the victims, the five youth were kept under custody and released on Monday afternoon.
Speaking to this Correspondent at Naga Hospital (NHAK), the victims of the first incident- Imlisunep (30) son of Takomenba, of Merangkong village; Supongwati (29) son of Tzukjemsadang, of Mongsenyimti village and Limatoshi (30) also from Merangkong village, Mokokchung district, said they were travelling in a red Bolero when the AR troops surrounded them near Old MLA hostel junction around 6.30 p.m. They said the AR party ordered them to get down and then assaulted without any cause. Even after they identified themselves as young entrepreneurs running a computer shop in Kohima, the victims said the AR troops accused them of being NSCN (K) cadres. They said the AR party continued to assault them and demanding where their friends were.
They said two youths who were passing by were also stopped, blindfolded and made to lie on the ground. The three were indentified as Müdotüzo (27) and Vetasho (28) of Khütsami village, Phek district.
The duo were also assaulted by the AR without any reason, the victims said on the suspicion of being NSCN(K) cadres. One of the two sustained serious injury on one eye and became unconscious after he was hit with rifle butts.
One of the duo happened to be president of Khütsami Students’ Union (KSU) and the other, a representative of Chakhesang Students’ Union and also the former president KSU. They had travelled to Kohima from their native village to organize the HSLC and HSSLC felicitation programme.
According to the victims, they were kept “blindfolded at the AR camp (half construction building) and were assaulted by different night shift jawans and used abusive words against Naga people”.
However, after realizing that they were innocent, the victims said that the “Assam Rifles asked for forgivingness the next morning saying it was mistaken identity.”
The AR troops took the victims to North police station on Monday morning and were later handed over to relatives. They victims were rushed to Naga hospital Kohima for treatment.
The Nagaland situation is not going well. Armies are harassing the innocent civilians saying mistaken identify with the power of AFSPA.Find reports here Five youths were reportedly assaulted by 19 Assam Rifles personnel near old MLA hostel junction Kohima on June 7 evening. According to relatives of the victims, the five youth were kept under custody and released on Monday afternoon.
Speaking to this Correspondent at Naga Hospital (NHAK), the victims of the first incident- Imlisunep (30) son of Takomenba, of Merangkong village; Supongwati (29) son of Tzukjemsadang, of Mongsenyimti village and Limatoshi (30) also from Merangkong village, Mokokchung district, said they were travelling in a red Bolero when the AR troops surrounded them near Old MLA hostel junction around 6.30 p.m. They said the AR party ordered them to get down and then assaulted without any cause. Even after they identified themselves as young entrepreneurs running a computer shop in Kohima, the victims said the AR troops accused them of being NSCN (K) cadres. They said the AR party continued to assault them and demanding where their friends were.
They said two youths who were passing by were also stopped, blindfolded and made to lie on the ground. The three were indentified as Müdotüzo (27) and Vetasho (28) of Khütsami village, Phek district.
The duo were also assaulted by the AR without any reason, the victims said on the suspicion of being NSCN(K) cadres. One of the two sustained serious injury on one eye and became unconscious after he was hit with rifle butts.
One of the duo happened to be president of Khütsami Students’ Union (KSU) and the other, a representative of Chakhesang Students’ Union and also the former president KSU. They had travelled to Kohima from their native village to organize the HSLC and HSSLC felicitation programme.
According to the victims, they were kept “blindfolded at the AR camp (half construction building) and were assaulted by different night shift jawans and used abusive words against Naga people”.
However, after realizing that they were innocent, the victims said that the “Assam Rifles asked for forgivingness the next morning saying it was mistaken identity.”
The AR troops took the victims to North police station on Monday morning and were later handed over to relatives. They victims were rushed to Naga hospital Kohima for treatment.
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