DIMAPUR, NOV 7 (MExN): The NSCN (IM) has clarified on the grounds of defection of one Major Vikato into the NSCN (K) in order to dispel any doubts and misperceptions, stated Maj Hevito, General Headquarters, Naga Army of the NSCN (IM). Pointing out that the General Headquarters received reports of misconduct and misbehavior on the part of Maj Vikato, necessary investigation was initiated by the Enquiry Commission into the case. While the enquiry was under process, the despondent, Maj Vikato defected to the NSCN (K) fold due to his guilty consciousness and apprehension of disciplinary action upon his misconduct as delivered to all Naga army personnel on contravention of Naga army ‘Disciplinary Rules and Regulations”, Maj Hevito stated.
Stating the Enquiry Commissions report on Maj Vikato, it was pointed out that he was an ‘extreme alcoholic’ and that he married a Lotha woman but was divorced due to his ill-character and habits. Following his divorce leading to emotional depression, he was relieved from active duty from the GHQ and attached to the office of authority in the civil setup for recovery. “It was found that he did not report to duty to the concerned authority at the least during this period”, the report stated.
It was further found out that he later impregnated two women from different villages under Sumi region and on both occasion bearing him a child. “He is completely addicted to alcohol and a womanizer with unstable character”, the report further alleged.
The NSCN (IM) Naga Army as such clarified that the reasons for the defection of Maj Vikato was not due to any political reasons, but purely as result of his guilty consciousness and of his misapprehensions in the disciplinary action to be taken upon him for his misconduct as a Naga Army officer.
