Doctor Assaulted by Cops in Nagaland's Wokha amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Kohima, April 18, 2020:

In a spine-chilling incident that took place amid the lockdown that has been imposed to curtail the outbreak of the new coronavirus or Covid-19, a doctor from Wokha town in Nagaland was brutally assaulted on April 17 by local policemen. A video of the incident has gone viral and is being circulated on online media platforms.

According to a compaint filed to the SP of Wokha, the victim, identified as Dr. Mongshithung Murry, was returning home at around 11 am yesterday after collecting ration from Tsumang A. At the tri junction below the Wokha DC’s office, he was directed to go via Etsutchukha road, to which he obliged.

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But he was send back to the same route he had undertaken as exit from Etsutchukha road to highway was on patrol by the Etsutchukha youth. Accordingly, he returned to the same tri junction and requested to allow him to move in the direction of his house (a hundred metres away). However, the police ins

Pictures that have surfaced online show injuries on the doctor's back as well as head and are being widely shared on social media.

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“That, being so, assuming but not admitting the fact that I may have violated traffic regulations, I am here to question the barbaric wanton acts of your personnel where some of them are under influence of alcohol taking spot action without recourse to sanitise,” Dr. Murry said.

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Dr. Murry has filed a complaint with the SP Wokha requesting him to sensitize police personnel in the town to desist from resorting to such acts so as to avoid further confrontation with the public as such action will create law and order problem. Dr Murry said he has restrained from filing criminal complaint U/200 Cr.Pc.

“There are several of them whom assaulted me , but I definitely identify Nyanbemo Murry s/o Nlumo Murry of Wokha village and Rakhothung Ezung of Tsungiki village,” he said in his complaint letter, identifying some of the cops.

The previous case of assault on doctor by STF personnel happened at Dimapur. Later, the matter was settled after STF personnel offered an unconditional apology which was accepted by the beaten doctor.

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