Dimapur, Oct 22 (MExN): The London based Naga Vigil Human Rights Group (NVHRG) has condemned the killing of an innocent shopkeeper at Chhattisgarh by a serving jawan of the 9th Btn IRB from Nagaland without reservation. A press communiqué issued by David P. Ward, International Co-coordinator demanded that the 9th IRB Commandant Bendang Lemtur make full and frank admission of the incident and bring the culprit to book as well as making adequate reparations to the next of kin of the victim.
“Furthermore it is wholly appropriate for the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh to make official complaint to his Naga counterpart Neiphiu Rio Angami and if necessary, demand the removal of the 9th Btn IRB from their territory. There is a catalogue of abuses in the trail of this particular unit which includes violations against innocent civilians in Nagaland prior to their posting to Chhattisgarh”, Ward stated. Stating that it was “not the solution to post out of district troops against Maoists or People’s War Group activists because it amounts to civil war,” the Naga Vigil pointed out that it was better to enter an unconditional dialogue and find a solution to the complex problems that exist in Chhattisgarh.
