In a unfortunate incident, at least 13 villagers of Oting village were killed and several others injured on Saturday evening when Assam Rifles personnel on CIoperations opened fire on the group returning home from work in a pick-up van. The villagers were daily wage earners working in a coal mine. Police in Nagaland's capital Kohima reportedly said at least 13 civilians were killed by security forces and that it is investigating whether the incident was a case of mistakenidentity.