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A member of the army, even if serving in a region where AFSPA is enforced, has to follow the law. The law says that unprovoked, the security cannot shoot to kill or injure any person, civilian or militant – which is what happened in Oting in December 2021.
A botched anti-insurgency operation resulted in the killing of 13 civilians in Nagaland's Oting in December 2021. The state police's SIT concluded that the victims were shot “with a clear intention to kill”.
The PUDR statement said that the SIT has "accused the army on multiple grounds".
The Tangkhul community in Ukhrul staged a sit-in protest against Oting killing; called for repeal of AFSPA.