India - 'Mistaken identity': Amit Shah says Centre regrets Nagaland civilian deaths
Date
12/7/2021 6:15:01 AM
(MENAFN- NewsBytes)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday told the Parliament the central government regrets the killings of over a dozen civilians during a botched army operation in Nagaland. He termed it a case of 'mistaken identity,' adding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the incident. An investigation report will be submitted within a month. Here are more details on this.
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Shah has assured action in the case, which has flared up tensions in northeast India after a period of relative peace. Fourteen civilians and one Indian Army soldier died in the operation. Meanwhile, the government is once again under fire to repeal the controversial AFSPA law which allows security forces to carry out operations anywhere with exemption from punishment.
Statement 'Situation is tense but under control'
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