Angry villagers try to storm Assam Rifles post at Noney
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Tamenglong, December 30 2013:
The villagers of Noney-Part-4 attempted to storm the post of 10 Assam Rifles this afternoon after three civilians were assaulted by the security force personnel who came in civvies.
The injured villagers have been identified as K Gaiphanglung, Kachangthai Gangmei and S.K Angabung.
Reports said security force personnel from 10 Assam Rifles came in a Maruti Gypsy in civil dress and assaulted some villagers at Noney Part-4 in Tamenglong district around 3 pm today.
Reacting to this act of Assam Rifles personnel, the villagers swarmed towards the Maruti Gypsy while trying to attack the security force personnel.
On seeing the ballooning number of villagers the security force personnel mounted the vehicle in haste and fled from the village.
Few minutes later the personnel of Assam Rifles came in uniform but on seeing them, the already agitated villagers tried to attack them.
Sensing trouble, these Assam Rifles personnel too fled.
The villagers in large number including women folk attempted to gherao the 10 Assam Rifles post.
The villagers tried to barge into the camp by forcing themselves at the AR post gate.
However, later elders of the village were requested by the post commander and the situation calm down.
It is still not clear why the Assam Rifles personnel assaulted the villagers.