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Crime
One killed, another injured as houses torched in Nagaland violence
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 03:31 AM
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A clash in Nagaland resulted in one death, another person wounded and more than a dozen homes set ablaze, police said.
Police officials reported a violent episode in Nagaland that left one person dead and another injured. The confrontation escalated into arson, with over a dozen residential houses reduced to ashes.
According to the police spokesperson, the victims were civilians caught in the cross‑fire. The deceased was identified as a local resident, while the injured individual was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Authorities have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators and restore order. Security forces have been deployed in the affected area to prevent further unrest and to assist the displaced families.
According to the police spokesperson, the victims were civilians caught in the cross‑fire. The deceased was identified as a local resident, while the injured individual was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Authorities have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators and restore order. Security forces have been deployed in the affected area to prevent further unrest and to assist the displaced families.