Civil society organisations on Tuesday demanded that the state government make public the findings of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by it to probe into the killing of 14 civilians by security forces in Mon district in December 2021, reports PTI.
On Monday, sources in the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) confirmed to Nagaland Post that though the provisional report was submitted, it would still take some time before the team submitted its final report.
Sources said that the SIT had submitted its preliminary report to the State government on January 9, 2022.
Considering the nature of the case where external factors too were looked into, the sources explained that the investigation was still going on and could take some more time.
Though SIT’s one-month deadline to complete its investigation ended on January 5, sources said it was difficult give any specific timeframe as they were awaiting the reports from the Central Forensics Science Laboratory (CFSL).
According to PTI report, police sources said that enquiry of the personnel of 21 para-commandos stationed at Jorhat in Assam was done only on December 30 while investigations into some other issues are also in progress. These are the reasons the final report is yet to be submitted, the sources said.
Global Naga Forum (GNF) said the state government was yet to make the preliminary report public.
GNF convenor Chuba Ozukum said the findings of the SIT should be made public for all to understand the reality.
Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) also said the report should be in public domain. A Dimapur-based organisation of the Konyak tribe also raised the same demand, the PTI report stated.
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