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Guwahati: Indian Army troops deployed in counter-insurgency terrain in the Northeast are required to follow amended Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for any military operation, General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command, Lt Gen R.P. Kalita, told reporters in Guwahati Saturday. The statement comes nine months after the Supreme Court stayed further proceedings in a botched operation that resulted in the death of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s Mon district. “When this unfortunate incident took place, a Court of Inquiry was initiated, and that has been finalised. Unfortunately, because of the stay order passed by the Supreme Court, the proceedings have been stayed...
