Kohima, July 13: An NSCN-Unification activist was shot dead by suspected NSCN (IM) cadres near Dimapur Stadium at around 4 pm yesterday.

Dimapur police identified the deceased as one Shiwoto (48) hailing from Ighanumi village under Zunheboto district.

He was residing at Padumphukri area Dimapur.

He was shot in the head.

The body was handed over to relatives the same evening, police said.

In other incidents, two persons, including a Government employee and a civilian were shot dead during the last 24 hours in Kohima district of Nagaland.

Official sources revealed that Kohima police today recovered the decomposed body of two persons, including a Government employee, near Dzudzaru, some 17 kms from Kohima along Phek road.

The two have been identified as Avito, son of a Sughozhe of Khewoto village under Zunheboto district and Aloto Sangtam, son of Vihoi Sangtam of Sutemi village in Kiphire.

The victims were residents of Project Colony, Zunheboto and were reportedly missing since July 9 from Kohima along with their vehicle, a red coloured maruti car (NL-02C-3196) after repairing their vehicle from one H-Angami Motor Vehicle Workshop near Blue Hill Travels Station, Imphal Road.

Avito is a Government employee working as Carpenter in PWD (Housing) Zunheboto while Aloto is a civilian, police said.

The victims had their hands tied and bore a bullet shot each on the head.

Their relatives claimed the bodies at the spot itself.