Civil society in Zunheboto town have
alleged that the 5th Assam rifles have taken into their custody a
person said to be a consultant with the district’s National Vector Borne
Disease Control Program.
The Zunheboto Town Youth Organization
and the Zunheboto units of the Confederation of All Nagaland State Services
Employees’ Association and the Tenyimi Union issued a joint statement on
Friday, July 10.
The three organizations met in
an emergency meeting on July 7 during which they vehemently condemned ‘the act
of highhandedness of th5 AR under the command of Captain P Chauhan, Town Post
Commander, Zunheboto’.
“The 5th AR Zunheboto without any
rhyme or reason arrested Mr Mudosayi Hurie, District Consultant, National
Vector Borne Disease Control Program, Zunheboto and also the general secretary
of Tenyimi Union Zunheboto under broad daylight at SBI Main Branch, Project
colony Zunheboto while on his way o deposit cash at the bank,’ the joint statement
said.
“On being arrested the victim
produced his government employee ID card, also his staff, a malaria inspector
intervened and showed them the proof but their request was flatly denied and he
was whisked away to the camp along with h is vehicle”.
The three organizations have condemned
the Armed Forces (Special powers) Act being enforced in Nagaland. The organizations
have asked the 5th Assam Rifles to desist from “such fearless arrest of
innocent civilians which may hamper the congenial atmosphere in Zunheboto town
due to poor intelligence failure”.
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