The Nagaland Government has appealed to the Zeliangrong Youth Organisation, Nagaland (ZYON) and the Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Nagaland (ZSUN) to withdraw their ongoing indefinite agitation in Peren district, assuring them that the State is taking active measures to ensure justice in the Pimla murder case.
In an official communiqué, Commissioner of Nagaland, Gregory Thejawelie IAS, informed the Deputy Commissioner of Peren that the Principal Sessions Judge, Dimapur, has cancelled the bail granted earlier to the accused persons in connection with Pimla murder case (No. G.R 152/2025) under sections 103(1)/118(1)(2) BNS. The order was passed on August 20, 2025.
The Commissioner further conveyed that the Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, has already written to the Director General of Police, Nagaland, requesting the Director of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Kamrup, Assam, to expedite the expert examination process.
“You are therefore requested to convene a meeting with the CSOs and apprise them of the latest development and request them to call off the indefinite bandh. It may also be appraised to them that the State Government is sincerely pursuing the matter and taking necessary steps so that justice is delivered at the earliest,” the Commissioner’s letter stated.
The appeal comes as government and administrative offices in Peren remained closed, government vehicles stayed off the roads, and National Highway-129A continued to be blocked as part of the “aggressive agitation” launched by ZYON and ZSUN on August 19.
ZYON president R John Zeliang had earlier told demonstrators that their sole demand was the public release of the forensic report. Declaring that the agitation would continue indefinitely, he warned that the organisations would not be held responsible if anything happened to the prime accused. He also announced that National Highway-129A would remain blocked for inter-state transport, cautioning that any violations of the blockade would face “direct action.”