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States » EastPosted at: May 21 2019 9:09PM


Nagaland Dy. CM meets Rijiju on attempt of politician's life

Kohima, May 21 (UNI) Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister, in-charge of Home, Y Patton, accompanied by BJP legislators and advisors Dr Longrineken Ao and Khehovi Yepthomi met Union minister of state for Home Kiren Rijiju at his official residence in New Delhi yesterday and discussed about the shocking revelation made by gangster Vijay Farmana who, along with his associates, were alleged to have taken a “contract” to kill a politician from Nagaland.

According to official sources the legislators appealed for intervention by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the matter to have a free, fair, thorough and expeditious investigation so that the names of the persons who paid the “contract money along with a Ford Endeavour car” and the politician targeted to kill could be unveiled. In view of the gravity and seriousness of the case, Patton, who is also in-charge of State home department, informed Rijiju that the State police were kept on high alert and a team of Nagaland Police headed by an officer in the rank of inspector general of police (IGP) was detailed to coordinate with the Delhi Police for joint interrogation and investigation thereof.
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