Dimapur, July 12 : The Naga Hoho has appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for fair and impartial investigation into the mysterious death of Sepoy Vezota Vasa of Jat Regiment at Bareilly, UP on June 23, and said that the action will allay the fears and prejudices that youth will have on the Indian armed forces.
Naga Hoho president P.Chuba Ozukum and general secretary Mutsikhoyo Yhobu in representation to Union Home Minister submitted through Governor P.B Acharya, pointed out that there have been reports of Naga boys being harassed and meted out undue humiliation after joining various professions in the mainland and one such case was the result which led to the death of Sepoy Vezota Vasa which is a case in point.
The Hoho said, the death of late Sepoy Vesota Vasa was communicated to his father on June 23 by Colonel Jeevan and to which Vekhwutso Vasa, father of Late. Vezota Vasa requested the Colonel to keep the post mortem in abeyance until his arrival at the Jat Regiment Centre, Bareilly (UP).
“The following day, Vekhwutso Vasa along with his family members reached the Centre at 0115 hrs and insisted to see the dead body of his son late Sepoy Vezota Vasa which to their shock and dismay was denied permission by the authorities in the Centre. It was only at around 0900 hrs, they were permitted to see only a partial sight of the body in which they noticed only the forehead and half part of the chest which was stained with blood.
It was agreed upon with the authorities that the family would do the honour of cleaning the dead body of their beloved son at 1800 hrs to 1900 hrs and put on the necessary garments as their last duty and respect to the mortal remains of their beloved son Late Sepoy Vezota Vasa.
However, to their dismay, the authorities had already cleaned up and wrapped the dead body and placed it in the morgue without the family members having to witness it totally in contradiction to their understandings reached.”
“It is clear that the first person to have witnessed the dead body of Late Vesota Vasa at 0530 hrs on 23rd of June 2016 is said to be one, Sepoy Ajay Kumar according to the FIR lodged by the Regimental Centre. The incident was reported to the Barrack after a gap of 40 minutes and this automatically raises the question as to why such a matter of grievous nature was reported after such a long gap of 40 minutes when the toilet where the dead body was found is learned to be located only 12 feet away from the Barrack.
Further, the family’s desire to meet Sepoy Ajay Kumar was totally denied upon and the response to given to the queries of the family by the Barrack mates were very casual and lackadaisical.”
“The photographs available with the police, clearly indicates that it is not a matter/case of suicide as claimed by the authorities. Contrary to their claims, there appears to be deep connivance of conspiracy and foul play in the tragic death of late Sepoy Vezota Vasa on 23rd of June 2016. Over and above there are many instances to be doubtful about and mysterious in nature in regards to the unnatural death of late Sepoy Vezota Vasa.”
