Two killed, scores hurt in poll violence
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Dimapur, February 22 2013:
Two lives have been claimed and scores injured in the poll related violence in two separate places in Nagaland today.
Sources said clashes between the supporters of Naga People's Front (NPF) and that of the Congress party have resulted in the death of a person in Wokha district this morning.
Reports said kidnappings and arson preceded the clashes which have been going on in the last two days.
The sources added that at a village called Pokhidong, supporters of the NPF and the Congress clashed early this morning resulted in the death of a person.
It is still yet to confirm from the police to which party the deceased hailed from.
The police are tight lipped knowing probably the outcome once they pronounced the identity of the person or to which party he belonged.
Scores of abduction cases have also reported in the district.
In yet another case of poll violence, a man was killed when two groups of people clashed in Tuensang district.
However, it is yet to be ascertained.
Unconfirmed reports said violence broke out today between the supporters of the NPF and the Congress which left the man got killed.
Meanwhile, reports said tensions have been running high in several places across Nagaland on the eve of the polling day today.
At Longsa and Tuli in Mokokchung district, clashes have been occurring in the last two days between the supports of the NPF and the Congress.
The situation in Dimapur and its vicinity is volatile.
The involvement of certain underground elements in the ensuing Nagaland polls has been the cause of the volatile situation.