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Indian police charge 30 soldiers over killing of tribal people

A defence ministry official in New Delhi said the case has been placed before Indian courts for final order on whether prosecutions will take place [File: Fifi Konyak/AFP]

Police in India’s restive northeastern state of Nagaland say 30 soldiers have been charged with the killing of six tribal people – who were mistaken for armed rebels – during an anti-insurgency operation last year.

Nagaland police chief TJ Longkumer said on Sunday that the soldiers had resorted to “disproportionate firing” during the operation that killed the six tribal men.

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