Arunachal Pradesh MLA Tirong Aboh and 10 others shot dead in Tirap district
A sitting MLA and 10 others were shot dead in Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, PTI reported. Police suspect militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland
National People’s Party leader Tirong Aboh, who was seeking a re-election from the West Khonsa Assembly seat, was on his way to his constituency when suspected militants opened fire at his vehicle near Bogapani village in Tirap district around 11.30 am, according to Tirap Deputy Commissioner PN Thungon said.
Aboh was travelling with four civilians and two police personnel, according to PTI. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who is the president of the National People’s Party, said Aboh’s family was killed in the attack. One security officer, who sustained injuries in the attack, is undergoing treatment at an Assam hospital, PTI quoted Director General of Police SBK Singh as saying.
Meanwhile, Army units have been deployed to search for the accused in the area, a statement said.
NPP [National People’s Party] is extremely shocked and saddened by the news of the death of its MLA Shri Tirong Aboh (Arunachal Pradesh) and his family,” Sangma said on Twitter. “We condemn the brutal attack and urge Rajnath Singh and [the] PM to take action against those responsible for such attack.”
National People’s Party leader and former Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister
Assembly election were held along with Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio condemned the attack and urged the government to take action against those responsible. “I am shocked by the news of ambush of Tirong Aboh, MLA from Arunachal Pradesh’s Khonsa West Assembly Constituency, along with family and others accompanying him.”
Union Home Minister
Union Minister of State for Home
The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the matter. “If elected representatives of the state are not safe under the present dispensations at the Centre and the state, how can common people feel secure,” the party said in a statement. “Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his BJP government are solely responsible for lawlessness and all chaos in the state.”
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