The Nagaland government has submitted an interim report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on the lynching of a person from Assam in Dimapur on March 5.
The report, it is understood, says the police and prison security staff were overwhelmed by the huge crowd. Police could not open fire initially since there were a number of women and children among the protesters.
A 7000-strong mob had stormed the jail on March 5 and pulled out Syed Sarif Khan, who was accused of raping a Naga student. He was stripped and dragged all the way and when police caught up with the mob, the accused was already dead.
