In a positive development, Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio has directed the Advocate General to personally intervene in the issue of detention of 45 Naga youth in the Mohali Jail, Punjab. The Chief Minister discussed the issue with Advocate General, Nagaland, KN Balgopal, at New Delhi on 22 June 2024, according to a DIPR report.
The Chief Minister has asked the Advocate General to depute his team to take urgent necessary actions for the release of the innocent Naga youths who are falsely implicated in this case. Rio also directed the Resident Commissioner in-charge of Nagaland House, New Delhi to be in touch with the families of the innocent Naga youth and extend all necessary help required for them.
Further, the parents/relatives of the Naga youth have been requested to contact the Government of Nagaland to provide all information and cooperation for getting these innocent Naga Youths released.