Dimapur, July 3 (MExN): The Sovima Village Council (SVC), Dimapur on Saturday has alleged that miscreants “threatened” some butchers at Neiphezou Khel Sovima, adjacent to Diphupar B village by “firing automatic weapons at their scales and in the air” on July 2 on the pretext that “the pork these miscreants purchased earlier in the morning was less than the amount they paid for.”
While cautioning all the butchers not to tamper with their scales for weighing meat, the SVC Head GB, Thepfukeduo in a press release condemned the act of the miscreants who “claimed to be from a particular faction of the Naga underground, firing in a public place creating immense fear in the minds of peace-loving citizens of the area.”
“It is doubtful if the meat these miscreants purchased was less than they paid for since the portion was taken away and returned later. And/but if it was not properly weighed and the purchasers were short-shifted, it is equally condemnable. Be that as it may, that does not justify carrying of automatic weapons and firing in public areas, and such terror activities shall not be condoned, tolerated or forgiven in our jurisdiction,” the council stated.
Further, it cautioned the butchers under the village area to give accurate and precise amount of meat that customers pay for, failing which stringent action shall be taken against them to the extent of asking the administration to penalize defaulters and to cancel their trade licences.
The council also appealed to all NNPGs not to resort to such dastardly acts and to “strictly monitor the activities of their cadres and prevent them from vitiating the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the area.”
