Nagaland polls 2023 | Five injured, vehicles damaged in pre-poll violence: Police

National People’s Party and LJP supporters clashed in the Thonoknyu Assembly seat area in Noklak district on February 19 afternoon

At least five people were injured and several vehicles damaged in pre-poll violence in Nagaland, police said.

National People’s Party (NPP) and LJP supporters clashed in the Thonoknyu Assembly seat area in the Noklak district on February 19 afternoon.

Four people sustained minor injuries as the supporters of both parties engaged in heavy stone-pelting. The situation was brought under control following the deployment of State police, Indian Reserve Battalion and Border Security Force (BSF), a police officer said.

In another incident, one person was injured and five vehicles were damaged after stones were thrown at the convoy of NPP State president Andrew Ahoto Sema when he was returning from election campaigning near Thoktsur in Kiphire district on Sunday evening, police said.

Those behind the incident are yet to be identified, they said.

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Some persons fired some blank shots near the residence of NDPP candidate from Dimapur II Assembly seat in Indisen village on Saturday night, they added.