Morung Express News
August 2
DIMAPUR: In a frantic appeal to the two communities involved over the Tobu crisis, the State Cabinet today held an emergency meeting in connection with the ongoing Tobu issue and other matters related to it. This was informed through a press communiqué issued by Chief Secretary, P. Talitemjen Ao. “The government hereby make an earnest appeal to both the Konyak and Chang community brothers to exercise utmost restraint in this regard and not to make any provocative statements or take law in their own hands which will only bring further misunderstanding, suspicions, hatred and bloodshed among our people”, the communiqué from the government stated. While appealing to the two communities, it also cautioned that no group or community should aggravate the situation. “Government will deal firmly with any individual, group or organization who takes law in their own hands.
The government stated that it was ‘seized of the problem’ and was trying to settle it with due concern at the earliest. The official communiqué informed that the State government had taken up with the Goernment of India for declaring the SDF as an unlawful organization. “Two delinquent police officers involved in the Tobu incident on June 7 have already been suspended and enquiry proceedings are in the final stage to take appropriate disciplinary action”, the government assured. It was also pointed out that police forces had so far raided 16 villages in the area in order to book the culprits involved in the murder of 5 members of the Konyak community subsequent to their abduction on June 7. The official communiqué also stated that a high level committee had been set up by the government to make a detailed study on the Tobu issue, report of which had been submitted and the government was taking necessary ‘attention’ with ‘seriousness’.
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