Annual Report 2013-14 Deithan Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary, Junish Ali and Babul Ali. Though vide its communication dated 8 July 2013, the Ministry of Home Affairs requested for grant of extension of time to submit reply to the show cause notice by four weeks but no response was received by the Commission. 4.110 The Commission, therefore, expressed the view that the Ministry of Home Affairs had no explanation to offer on the observations of the Commission and vide its proceedings dated 8 January 2014 confirmed its findings and recommended to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi to pay a sum of `5,00,000 each to the next of kin of the five deceased namely, Prabhat Basumatary, Deithan Basumatary, Krishna Basumatary, Junish Ali and Babul Ali within a period of eight weeks. 4.111 Compliance report is awaited. 12. Death of a Handicapped Boy in a Counter Insurgency Operation by Army Personnel of 118 Regiment in Sivasagar District of Assam (Case No. 180/3/15/08-09-AF) 4.112 The Commission received a complaint from a human rights activist alleging that one Bishnu Tantti, a handicapped boy aged 18 years was shot dead by the Army personnel of 118 Regiment at Tingalibam Tea Estate in Sivasagar District of Assam on 30 January 2009 when he was collecting fire wood. 4.113 The Commission took cognizance of the complaint and requested its Director General (Investigation) to collect facts and relevant reports. The reports have been received and examined by the Commission. 4.114 The magisterial enquiry report of Shri M. Gogoi, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shivasagar, Assam revealed that the Army was conducting an enquiry in that matter and would submit a report. 4.115 In response to the Commission’s notice, the Ministry of Defence clarified in its communication dated 15 February 2010 that the death of Bishnu Tantti took place due to a case of mistaken identity during a bonafide counter insurgency operation. It explained that on 29 January 2009 the security forces received information that seven militants were trying to cross over to Nagaland. The security forces reached Tingalibam Tea Estate, cordoned of the area and carried out a search operation. During the operation, a gunshot was heard from the direction where some suspicious movement was observed. The security forces asked the miscreants to come out, but they paid no heed. Thereafter, the security forces retaliated fire in the same direction. After the firing subsided, the troops cautiously inched their way in the direction where the fire had come from and observed a dead body. The dead body was later on identified to be that of Bishnu Tantti. Subsequently, it became known that the deceased was a handicapped resident of No.7, Tingalibam Tea Estate, GardenLines. He had deformity in his legs. As per evidence recorded, he did not have any linkage with militants. NHRC | 47