Speaking on the Nagaland firing incident in which 13 civilians and a soldier were killed in Mon district, Home Minister Amit Shah on December 06 shared the details in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />“Army had received info on the movement of extremists near Tiru, Mon. On that basis, one unit of Army's 21 Para Commando laid an ambush in the suspected area. A vehicle reached there, it was signalled to stop but it tried to flee. On suspicion of carrying extremists, it was fired upon,” said the Home Minister.<br /><br />“6 out of the 8 people in vehicle died. It was later found to be a case of mistaken identity. 2 others who were injured were taken to the nearest health centre by the Army. After receiving news, local villagers surrounded the Army unit, set 2 vehicles on fire and attacked them. As a result, one jawan of the security forces died; many other jawans were injured. Security forces had to resort to firing for self-defence and to disperse the crowd. This caused the death of 7 more civilians, some others injured”, added Home Minister Shah.
