Dimapur, August 26 (MExN): The NSCN/GPRN has condemned in the strongest term of what it described as the “highhandedness of the 6th Assam Rifles (AR) who shamefully and irresponsibly attacked the NSCN camp at Namsa-Tizit, Mon district, in the morning of 26th August 2010 in which one Major of Naga Army was killed on the spot and 5 of them were abducted with their weapons and a laptop despite the ceasefire agreement between the government of India and the NSCN”. This was stated in a press note issued by the MIP NSCN/GPRN. Terming this “act of the AR” as “really provocative”, the MIP note stated that this had vitiated “the peaceful atmosphere in the area”. According to the NSCN/GPRN, the Assam Rifles at Tizit and Government of India will be fully responsible for “any fallouts of this ugly incident”.
The MIP note also informed that in Dimapur area also the AR had “tactically identified houses of some of the NSCN functionaries” by taking photos in the morning of 26th August 2010 besides “harassing the family members and their neighbours”. “The AR claims that they are the friends of the hill people but, actually AR are the real enemy of the hill people and as per their track records, AR are the most barbaric and savage Para military Forces in India”, the MIP press note stated. Terming them as “trouble makers wherever they may be”, the MIP note pointed out that “the people of Nagalim have scant regard for them”.
On its part the IGAR (N) has given its version of today’s incident. According to a press note it was informed that during a “routine patrol of Assam Rifles and 164Inf TA (NAGA)” in an area south of Namsa, it “noticed unauthorized concentration of NSCN (IM) cadres in well established camp”. According to the IGAR (N) press note, the patrol asked for additional reinforcements from the nearby AR camp and after the arrival of additional troops the AR personnel asked the cadres to surrender as the concentration was a gross violation of ceasefire ground rules.
“The cadres of NSCN (IM) instead of submitting to the request of the AR troops started running out of the camp. The cadres while running started firing towards the troops from their automatic weapons. The cadres were firing at close proximity to the troops. In self defense one of the jawans of 164 TA (NAGA) opened fire and in the firing one cadre was killed”, stated the press note. Five more cadres including one self styled Major and one self styled Captain have been apprehended along with a huge cache of arms, ammunition and war like stores, the press note stated. The body of the slain cadre and the apprehended cadres have been handed over to the Mon police station, it was informed.
