Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 10
The Rilan Village Council (RVC) has expressed concern over the Assam Police’s (AP) frequent intrusion into the village without any information to the villagers. The RVC stated that fully armed AP personnel numbering over hundred have been passing through the village for the past three days. The RVC asked the Nagaland State Government to intervene immediately.
Without being able to provide a plausible explanation for the visits, the RVC said that the AP personnel enter the village and camp briefly before moving out. It has been a routine for the past three days with the armed personnel making 2-3 such “intrusions” daily. Assam Rifles personnel have also accompanied the AP personnel in all the visits, it was added. According to the RVC, no prior information was given in any of the visits, which has raised apprehension among the border village’s residents. “The unexplained intrusions are creating fear psychosis and harassment,” the RVC said. Maintaining that Rilan village has no connection with the development activities at Daldali Reserve Forest, the RVC added that it has no problem so long as the AP restricts its movements within its own jurisdiction. While urging the Nagaland State Government to intervene, the RVC said that the visits, if not stopped, would disturb the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the village.
