GUWAHATI: Nagaland’s Konyak tribe has demanded that the reports of the probes on the Oting killings separately being done by the state government’s SIT and the Army’s court of inquiry, be shared with the Konyak Union “for perusal”.
Army Chief Gen. MM Naravane on Wednesday said “appropriate action”, as required to uphold the law of the land, would be taken based on the investigation and the Army’s court of inquiry is expected to submit its findings in a day or two.
On the other hand, the state government’s SIT has already submitted a preliminary report and is expected to submit the final report to the court after receiving the forensic results.
“The special investigation team (SIT) and Army’s court of inquiry-certified report must be shared with the Konyak Union for perusal after necessary formalities are completed from both the parties,” the Konyak Union on Friday resolved at a summit.
The union resolved to give 10 more days from January 15 as ultimatum to authorities to deliver justice and prosecute the special force personnel involved in the botched operation and its aftermath on December 4 and 5 last year in which 14 civilians were killed. The union said if authorities fail meet their demands in the next10 days, the Konyak people will abstain from all national events within its customary jurisdiction as endorsed upon by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation.
“The Konyaks once again reaffirm their stance/demands as submitted to His Excellency the President of India which clearly stated that ‘all rank and files involved in massacring 14 innocent Konyak Youths on 4th & 5th Dec 2021 must be prosecuted in the applicable civil court’ and ‘justice taken report must be brought before the public domain’,” the union said in a statement.
