1994 Mokokchung Massacre

March 2023 March 2023 1994 massacre in Nagaland, India 1994 Mokokchung Massacre Naga conflict Mokokchung, Nagaland 27 December 1994 Mokokchung 1994 (2).jpg A victim being nursed by Red Cross volunteers 10:20a.m. to 12:30p.m. (IST) Civilians Massacre 12 India •10th Assam Rifles•16th Maratha Light Infantry The 1994 Mokokchung Massacre also referred to as Ayatai Mokokchung by the citizens of the town, took place on 27 December 1994, when forces of the 10th Assam Rifles and the 12th Maratha Light Infantry of the Indian Army raided upon civilian populace of Nagaland's Mokokchung.Das Asit https://www.countercurrents.org/das191111.htm Armed Forces(Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) And Irom Sharmila's Struggle For Justice 19 November 2011 Counter Currents 6 December 2021 The incident lasted for about 2 hours and left 89 shops, 48 houses, 17 vehicles and 7 two-wheelers razed to ashes, excluding those destroyed by gunfire and shelling. 7 civilians were gunned down, another 5 burned alive including a child, several women raped and more than a dozen gone missing.https://morungexpress.com/1994-isnt-just-number 1994 isn't just a number 22 September 2011 The Morung Express 6 December 2021 Incident On 27 December 1994 at around 10:20a.m., a patrol of the 16th Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) was moving near the Police Point in Mokokchung, Nagaland. According to MLI sources, the troops were fired upon by armed insurgents which led to the death of one MLI soldier.March 2023 The MLI reacted by firing and then dousing woollen balls and other inflammable materials with fuel and started setting shops, houses and other buildings on fire.March 2023 As the shooting intensifies, the military cordoned off the civilians who were in and around the main shopping area of the town. The women and children were then made to crawl towards the open space of the Main Traffic Island whereas men were systematically tortured.March 2023 Investigation According to reports, in order to create a fear psychosis among the people, the event was systematically premeditated to prevent any mishap to Indian Army Chief Shankar Roychowdhury as he was visiting Kohima that same day to "discuss the Law and Order problem in Nagaland" with the then Chief Minister of Nagaland, S. C. Jamir. Also earlier that day starting from around 7:00a.m. all telephone lines in the town were mysteriously out of service which led to the apprehension that the incident was planned beforehand.January 2025 Legacy In January 2020, a number of Naga civil societies and various individuals showed their resentment against the construction of a War Memorial in Mokokchung by the Assam Rifles, one of the perpetrators of the infamous incident in the heart of the town.https://easternmirrornagaland.com/an-insult-to-the-nagas-and-a-diabolical-distortion-of-our-history/ An Insult to the Nagas and a Diabolical Distortion of Our History 1 February 2020 Eastern Mirror 6 December 2021 Gallery See also List of massacres in Nagaland List of massacres in India References Category: Mokokchung Category: 1994 in Nagaland Category: Massacres in 1994 Category: Massacres in Nagaland Category: 1994 murders in India Category:December 1994 in India Category:Rape in India Category:Massacres committed by India