| 2021 Nagaland Killings | |||
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| Part of the ethnic conflict in Nagaland | |||
 Candlelight vigil organised at Kohima | |||
| Date | 4–5 December 2021 | ||
| Location | Yatong–Langkhao, Oting, Mon District, Nagaland, India | ||
| Methods | Ambush | ||
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On 4 December 2021, a unit of 21st Para Special Forces[1][2] of the Indian Army killed six civilians near the village of Oting in the Mon District of Nagaland, India. Eight more civilians and a soldier were killed in subsequent violence. The killings were widely condemned with many calling to repeal and revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.[5]
- ^ a b "Nagaland killings: Full statement made by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament". The Indian Express. 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Nagaland Op That Killed 14 Civilians: Army Unit Named In FIR". NDTV.com. 6 December 2021.
The 21 Para Special forces of Army "blankly opened fire" resulting in the killing of many Oting villagers in Mon district of Nagaland near Assam border, the state police has alleged in its FIR against the Army unit.
- ^ "No attempt by Army to identify civilians, says Nagaland police report". Business Standard India. 8 December 2021.
The Nagaland Police on its own filed an FIR against the 21st Para Special Force of the Army on Monday.
- ^ a b "India: Army Kills 14 Civilians in Nagaland". Human Rights Watch. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Indian troops kill 14 civilians in weekend incidents, spurring demands for repeal of special powers in some regions". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-07.