Nagaland Firing Victims' Families Refuse Compensation, Want Armymen Punished
NDTV
The state government has approved payment of Rs 5 lakh each as compensation to the families of the 14 people killed in the firing by special forces.
A week after the tragic death of 14 young people in Nagaland's Mon District during a botched operation by the special forces of the Army, the family members of the victims, and the villagers, have decided not to receive any government compensation until the Army personnel involved in last week's firing are "brought to justice" and the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is removed.
This decision was taken today by the family members and residents of the Oting village in Mon district. Out of the 14 people who died, 12 were residents of this village.
A statement issued by the village council of Oting has clarified that an envelope containing Rs 18,30,00 was brought to them by a Minister and the Deputy Commissioner of the district. "The Village Council Oting assume(d it) as a token of love and gift from the Honourable Minister Shri Paiwang Konyak," the statement said.