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Alleged Kuki extremists attacked a Liangmai Naga village in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday (August 14, 2026) morning, killing two folks and injuring two others.
The incident at Langka Naga village within the Kuki-majority district marked the return of violence to the restive State.
The Working Committee of Tangkhul Naga Lengthy (WC-TNL), an apex physique of the Tangkhul neighborhood, claimed that fifty gunmen, backed by extremist teams Kuki Nationwide Entrance (KNF) and Kuki Revolutionary Military (KRA), attacked the village at round 7.30 a.m.. The 2 outfits are among the many 25 Kuki-Zomi armed teams that signed Suspension of Operations agreements with the Centre in 2008.
The WC-TNL mentioned the Naga males killed have been recognized as Wiriliangbou Chawang, 35, and Kawidinang Abonmai, 54. The injured have been Maliangjinang Abonmai, 50, and Namthiulungbou Prinmai, 45.
The Naga organisation mentioned the KNF and the KRA engaged in armed violence in opposition to the Nagas after Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand issued a 15-day deadline for armed volunteers to give up their weapons.
“All this whereas, the Naga civil volunteers have maintained restraint, proscribing themselves in defending the village and defending the harmless civilians,” the WC-TNL mentioned, asking the State authorities to behave in opposition to the “armed Kukis and their militants concerned in ambush, abduction, extortion, loot, arson and killings”.
The hills of Manipur have been witnessing incidents of killings and arson, involving the Kukis and Nagas, since February. The violence has been largely in Kangpokpi and Ukhrul districts.
Authorities accountability
The WC-TNL mentioned the lack of the federal government to behave in opposition to the Kuki extremists can be construed as a strategic political motion in opposition to the Nagas by the current dispensation in Manipur.
Condemning Friday’s assault, the Liangmai Naga Council, Manipur, declared a right away “whole shutdown” throughout all Liangmai Naga-inhabited areas of the State till additional discover. It appealed to all members of the committee to stay calm and united, and urged the authorities to convey the attackers to justice.
The Liangmai Nagas have lately been on the receiving finish of the Kuki-Naga battle in Manipur following the killing of three Thadou church leaders in Kangpokpi district on Might 13. The killing triggered a hostage disaster, which ended with the restoration of the our bodies of six Liangmai Naga captives on June 10.
In the meantime, the safety forces recovered greater than 2,000 stay rounds of ammunition and 5 firearms throughout a joint search operation in Manipur’s Kakching district on Friday. The firearms included three INSAS rifles.
Friday additionally noticed the Central Reserve Police Drive increasing its safety preparations for the motion of important provides alongside the Jiribam-Imphal route (Nationwide Freeway 37). The pressure deployed further escorts for 424 loaded vans and gasoline tankers amid a extreme transport disaster.
On Thursday, stranded truckers referred to as a 24-hour strike after a driver was discovered useless in his automobile. The truckers mentioned they have been working out of money to purchase meals, water, and medicines resulting from blockades and landslides that have been impeding the motion of goods-carrying automobiles on the freeway.
Revealed – August 14, 2026 09:53 pm IST
