Thirteen civilians were killed in the Indian state of Nagaland by security forces, who opened fire on a truck and then on a group of people protesting the incident, police said on Sunday.
The shooting took place on Saturday in Oting, in the district of Mon, on the border with Burma.
“The situation in the whole Mon district is very tense right now.
We have 13 confirmed deaths, ”said Sandeep M. Tamgadge of Nagaland Police.
According to the policeman, six workers were killed in an ambush by security forces as they were driving home by truck in the village of Oting.
Relatives of the victims, who went in search of them, discovered the bodies and went to the security forces to ask for explanations.
Two separate shootings
"It was then that a confrontation broke out between the two camps and members of the security forces opened fire, killing seven other people," said the police chief.
In a statement, the Indian army explained that it had acted on the basis of "credible intelligence", and that it was in fact pursuing a group of insurgents operating in the area.
A member of the security forces was killed and several others injured in the incident, she said.
"The cause of this regrettable loss of human life is being investigated at the highest level and appropriate measures will be taken in accordance with the law," the statement said.
This statement does not specify whether the perpetrators of the shootings were part of the Indian army, or another police or paramilitary force.
Nagaland Prime Minister Neiphiu Rio appealed for calm and also announced an investigation into this "highly condemnable" incident.
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