Oting-like incident can’t be ruled out in Manipur too: Manipur HAC chief

Imphal: MLA Leishiyo Keishing, chairman of Hill Areas Committee (HAC), Manipur, has expressed his deepest sympathy and condolence on the loss of 13 innocent civilian lives brutally killed by the security forces at Oting village under Mon district in Nagaland on December 4.

The MLA also expressed his concerns over the increasing violence upon the civilians under the draconian law Armed Forces (Special) Power Act (AFSPA) by security forces.

The existence of the draconian law AFSPA is empowering the security forces to commit crimes directly or indirectly against the innocent civilians, he stated.