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{{Short description|1994 massacre in Nagaland, India}}<br />
{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = 1994 Mokokchung Massacre<br />
| partof = [[Naga conflict]]<br />
| location = [[Mokokchung]], [[Nagaland]]<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| date = 27 December 1994<br />
| image = Mokokchung 1994 (2).jpg<br />
| caption = A victim being nursed by [[Red Cross]] volunteers<br />
| time = 10:20{{nbsp}}a.m. to 12:30{{nbsp}}p.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])<br />
| target = Civilians<br />
| type = [[Massacre]]<br />
| fatalities = 12<br />
| injuries = <br />
| perps = 10th [[Assam Rifles]]<br>16th [[Maratha Light Infantry]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''1994 Mokokchung Massacre''' also referred to as '''Ayatai Mokokchung''' by the citizens of the town, took place on 27 December 1994, when forces of the 10th [[Assam Rifles]] and the 12th [[Maratha Light Infantry]] of the [[Indian Army]] raided upon civilian populace of [[Nagaland]]'s [[Mokokchung]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Das|first=Asit|url=https://www.countercurrents.org/das191111.htm|title=Armed Forces(Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) And Irom Sharmila's Struggle For Justice|date=19 November 2011|website=[[Counter Currents]]|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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The incident lasted for about 2 hours and left 89 shops, 48 houses, 17 vehicles and 7 two-wheelers razed to ashes, excluding those destroyed by gunfire and shelling. 7 civilians were gunned down, another 5 burned alive including a child, several women raped and more than a dozen gone missing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morungexpress.com/1994-isnt-just-number|title=1994 isn't just a number|date=22 September 2011|website=[[The Morung Express]]|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Incident ==<br />
On 27 December 1994 at around 10:20{{nbsp}}a.m., a patrol of the 16th Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) was moving near the Police Point in Mokokchung, Nagaland. According to MLI sources, they troops were fired upon by armed insurgents which led to the death of one MLI soldier.{{fact|date=March 2023}}<br />
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The MLI reacted by firing and then dousing woollen balls and other inflammable materials with fuel and started setting shops, houses and other buildings on fire.{{fact|date=March 2023}}<br />
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As the shooting intensifies, the military cordoned off the civilians who were in and around the main shopping area of the town. The women and children were then made to crawl towards the open space of the Main Traffic Island whereas men were systematically tortured.{{fact|date=March 2023}}<br />
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== Investigation ==<br />
According to reports, in order to create a fear psychosis among the people, the event was systematically premeditated to prevent any mishap to Indian Army Chief [[Shankar Roychowdhury]] as he was visiting Kohima that same day to "discuss the Law and Order problem in Nagaland" with the then Chief Minister of Nagaland, [[S. C. Jamir]]. Also earlier that day starting from around 7:00{{nbsp}}a.m. all telephone lines in the town were mysteriously out of service which led to the apprehension that the incident was planned beforehand.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
In January 2020, a number of Naga civil societies and various individuals showed their resentment against the construction of a War Memorial in Mokokchung by the Assam Rifles, one of the perpetrators of the infamous incident in the heart of the town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/an-insult-to-the-nagas-and-a-diabolical-distortion-of-our-history/|title=An Insult to the Nagas and a Diabolical Distortion of Our History|date=1 February 2020|website=[[Eastern Mirror]]|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 class="center"><br />
File: Mokokchung 1994 (1).jpg|A building brought down to the ground by a mortar<br />
File: Mokokchung 1994 (3).jpg|Vehicles and buildings razed down to ashes<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of massacres in Nagaland]]<br />
* [[List of massacres in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category: Mokokchung]]<br />
[[Category: 1994 in Nagaland]]<br />
[[Category: Massacres in 1994]]<br />
[[Category: Massacres in Nagaland]]<br />
[[Category: 1994 murders in India]]<br />
[[Category:1994 mass murders]]<br />
[[Category:December 1994 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rape in India]]<br />
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