Abducted NSCN (I-M) member shot dead
DIMAPUR, MAY 9 (NPN): Secretary incharge, Steering Committee NSCN (I-M), Atong Pongener, who was earlier abducted by the rival NSCN Unification and kept at their camp at Vihokhu on charges of being responsible for kidnap for ransom of a school student, was reportedly shot dead by his captors late Thursday night.
The body of late Atong, which bore as single bullet mark on the left eye, was recovered by police at Naga United Village Friday at around 5.30 a.m.
Sources said the relatives of the victim were earlier informed by the captors to come and take him since he would be spared.
Meanwhile, the NSCN (I-M) in a press release claimed that late Atong was in no way connected with tax collection in any manner and that the allegation leveled by the NSCN Unification was “fabricated” and done to camouflage all the abduction crimes of the Unification group.
“Following his abduction Atong was made to confess under duress his involvement in the kidnapping of a school student. His obstinate stand to counter charge the unification group while in their captivity cost him his life,” the NSCN (I-M) said.
On the other hand, the NSCN Unification in a press statement said Atong was “penalized” for “committing crime against the Naga nation and its people” and “pursuant to the declaration and intimation to the administration and law enforcing agencies of the state of Nagaland on December 30, 2007 by GPRN/NSCN to severely deal with the prevalent anti-social activities committed and blamed upon NSCN, the GPRN/NSCN.”
In a separate statement, the NSCN (I-M) has condoled the death of three of its members -Atong Pongener (joint secretary), Athikho Mao (SO) and ‘Pte’. Ayin Kashung - killed by the rival NSCN Unification in separate incidents in the past twenty four hours.
The MIP/NSCN (I-M) in a press release said “They died with their spirit focused to stand by their commitment to serve the nation till the last”.
The body of late Atong, which bore as single bullet mark on the left eye, was recovered by police at Naga United Village Friday at around 5.30 a.m.
Sources said the relatives of the victim were earlier informed by the captors to come and take him since he would be spared.
Meanwhile, the NSCN (I-M) in a press release claimed that late Atong was in no way connected with tax collection in any manner and that the allegation leveled by the NSCN Unification was “fabricated” and done to camouflage all the abduction crimes of the Unification group.
“Following his abduction Atong was made to confess under duress his involvement in the kidnapping of a school student. His obstinate stand to counter charge the unification group while in their captivity cost him his life,” the NSCN (I-M) said.
On the other hand, the NSCN Unification in a press statement said Atong was “penalized” for “committing crime against the Naga nation and its people” and “pursuant to the declaration and intimation to the administration and law enforcing agencies of the state of Nagaland on December 30, 2007 by GPRN/NSCN to severely deal with the prevalent anti-social activities committed and blamed upon NSCN, the GPRN/NSCN.”
In a separate statement, the NSCN (I-M) has condoled the death of three of its members -Atong Pongener (joint secretary), Athikho Mao (SO) and ‘Pte’. Ayin Kashung - killed by the rival NSCN Unification in separate incidents in the past twenty four hours.
The MIP/NSCN (I-M) in a press release said “They died with their spirit focused to stand by their commitment to serve the nation till the last”.
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