Nagaland Civil Society Groups Criticise Probe Into Mon Killings

The Konyak Union, one of the most influential Naga Civil Society Organisations, on Wednesday demanded that those involved in the killing of the 14 Konyak youths must be punished immediately.

The civil society groups in Nagaland's Mon district have claimed they have "doubts on the credibility" of the Army's Court of Inquiry instituted to probe the Nagaland firing incident earlier this month where 14 people were killed.

"The public at the ground zero had also recognized some faces who were directly involved in the December 4 Oting Yatong massacre incident. Instead of persecuting them, why are those culprits still safe and well protected by the Indian military forces? The act of bringing along the killers of the incident seems like an intention to hurt and aggravate those already in grief. The Konyak Civil Society Organisation doubts the credibility of the Indian Army inquiry team who had visited Ground Zero," the Konyak Union said in a press statement.

The Konyak Union, one of the most influential Naga Civil Society Organisations, on Wednesday demanded that those involved in the killing of the 14 Konyak youths must be punished immediately.

In a strongly-worded statement, it said that the central government must immediately "sanction order for the prosecution of those Indian Army and officers involved in the killing of those 14 innocent Konyak youths".