KOHIMA: The Nagaland government will hold a security coordination meeting before November 10 to address extortion, particularly in Dimapur, Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton said.
Patton announced the meeting while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 10th Captain Late Kenguruse Memorial Football Tournament at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima.
“We are going to have a security coordination meeting this week, before the 10th,” he said.
According to the Home Department’s Annual Administrative Report 2025-26, Nagaland Police registered 1,400 cognisable offences in 2025. These included 1,003 cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and 397 under Special and Local Laws (SLL). The state also recorded 14 murder cases and 54 cases under the Arms Act.
Police registered 100 cases against various Naga political factions and arrested 160 cadres belonging to different factions. Security forces seized 50 firearms, 1,432 rounds of ammunition and 85 magazines during the year.
Drug-related offences accounted for 158 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Seizures included around 576 kg of ganja, 20 kg of opium, 13 kg of heroin/shanflower, 10 kg of brown sugar/heroin, 1,04,470 units of synthetic drugs and 3,232.5 bottles of cough syrup. The estimated value of the seized substances exceeded Rs 52.21 crore.
The report also recorded 18 persons booked under the National Security Act (NSA) and another 18 accused booked under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act in 2025.
Separately, Patton said the government was awaiting the Special Investigation Team’s report on allegations that more than 1,000 government employees were drawing double salaries or receiving salaries alongside pensions. Patton had raised the issue in the state Assembly.
“We are awaiting the report of the SIT,” he said, without disclosing further details about the investigation.
