Reacting to the arrest of its cadres, NSCN (I-M) through its MIP Tuesday explained that the matter pertained to its judiciary department which handles any case when approached by the Naga people for “fair delivery of justice.”
NSCN (I-M) said two “appellants” Supong Ao and Sungjemtoshi Aier approached the Union Territory (UT), GPRN to lodge a complaint against one Urimilla J Mech, for having allegedly duped them of a huge amount of money given to her on loan on mortgaged of her plot of land. NSCN (I-M) said it was under that circumstance, when the “UT, GPRN put itself into action to deliver justice.”
It said during investigation, it was revealed that Urimilla was “a woman of deceptive and deceitful character.” However, NSCN (I-M) said that throughout the process of investigation Urmilla was never mishandled or unfairly treated.
Further it said “Crafty woman as she is, she filed FIR at the East Police Station, Dimapur with unfounded allegations against UT officials, even leading to the arrest of innocent appellants, Mr. Supong Ao and Mr. Sungjemtoshi Aier and unnecessary harassment to NSCN members attached with UT,” MIP stated.
MIP said that “this factual status” of Urimilla against UT was notified to the chairman of Cease Fire Monitoring Group (CFMG) Lt. Gen. Retd. Amarjeet Singh Bedi to clarify that in no way NSCN violated the Cease Fire Ground Rules (CFGRs) when CFMG questioned the Cease Fire Monitoring Cell (CFMC), NSCN of violating CFGRs by UT personnel in Urimillla case.
NSCN (I-M) said that its activities were “not subjected to Nagaland state government or at the whims of Nagaland state Governor by using the state police or Assam Rifles.”
It accused the Nagaland governor of getting involved in law and order using the state machinery which was a violation of CFGRs.
NSCN (I-M) alleged that governor RN Ravi has “over stretched his hand to get involved in a case where one notorious woman, Mrs. Urimilla J Mech is the focus of controversy.”
Asserting that its duty was to dispense fair judgement to its people, the NSCN (I-M) said: “Justice must prevail but without criminalising the Naga issue with vested interests.”