Lamhainamdi incident: Patton calls for restraint

November 9, 2022 67 Views No Comment

Urges all to adhere to govt’s status quo order

Dimapur, November 9 (MExN): Following the conflict that erupted in the Peren and Chümoukedima district border on November 7, Deputy Chief Minister & Home Minister Y Patton has appealed for restraint and adherence to the status quo order of the Government.

On Tuesday, Patton visited the incident site to take stock of the unfortunate sequence of events that erupted on the previous day. He was accompanied by a host of officials including the Home Commissioner & Commissioner Nagaland, ADGP (Adm), ADGP (Law and Order), IGP (Range), IGP (IR), Commissioner of Police Dimapur, DC Peren, DCP Chümoukedima, and SP Peren, according to an update from the state DIPR.

During the visit, Patton is said to have appealed to all concerned to maintain peace, refrain from any act that might escalate the situation further, and urged everyone to adhere to the status quo order of the Government.

As per the DIPR, Patton mentioned that the Government has requested the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) and Tenyimi Peoples’ Organisation (TPO) leaders to have proper discussions with the parties concerned for maintaining peace and for helping resolve the issue amicably.

Patton also lauded the district administration and police forces for their timely and tactful intervention and for exercising utmost restraint which helped bring the situation under control. He said that sufficient police forces have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order.

Without going into details, the DIPR update stated that Limasunep IPS, IGP (Range) gave a briefing about the incidents that took place on November 7 at Lamhainamdi. The Home Commissioner and ADGP (Admin) also spoke about the incident, it said.

DC HQ (Comm Office), ADC Peren, Jalukie & Medziphima, SEO (C) Chümoukedima, EAC Seithekima and Jalukie, SDO (C) Peren, SDO(C) Dhansiripar were also present at the spot.

Source: https://morungexpress.com/lamhainamdi-incident-patton-calls-for-restraint