Dimapur, July 14 -- The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the suspected IED blast near the Assam Rifles Training Centre (ARTC), Shokhuvi, in Chumoukedima district on Monday, which claimed the life of Havildar Mohd. Iqbal of the Assam Rifles and left four other security personnel injured.

Calling it a cowardly and reprehensible act, the NPCC, in a release issued by its communication department, urged the authorities concerned to conduct a thorough, impartial, and time-bound investigation to identify those responsible and bring them to justice in accordance with the law.

It also called upon all citizens to remain calm, maintain communal harmony, and extend full cooperation to the investigating agenci...