Nagaland orders probe over police firing

Monday, September 20, 2010, 10:35 [IST]

Kohima, Sep 20 : Taking serious note of the recent action by the Nagaland police on agitating students in Golaghat district of Assam, Nagaland government on Sunday, Sep 19 appealed to the All Assam Students" Union (AASU) to maintain calm over the issue.

The inquiry would be headed by principal secretary C J Ponraj and minister Imkong Imchen said.

“As neighbours, sometimes irritants happen but things have to be addressed in the spirit of cooperation as well as forgive and forget," Imkong said.

The incident had injured 20 students on the NH 39 near Rangajan Tinali when a group of Nagaland police caned them on Wednesday, Sep 15.

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