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Imphal: The Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD) is demanding an immediate, time-bound investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into surging violence against Naga civilians in Manipur. Following a press conference at the Press Club of India, the union issued a nine-point charter calling for the central government to hold perpetrators accountable.
The union specifically demanded a comprehensive review of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) arrangement with Kuki armed groups. They questioned the Ministry of Home Affairs on how ground rules are enforced. The group warned: "The continuing crisis required urgent political intervention and institutional accountability, rather than being reduced to a Naga-Kuki communal conflict."
A dossier provided by the NSUD alleges that 17 Naga civilians were killed, 18 abducted, and over 100 houses destroyed between May 13 and October 14, 2026. The report details a violent timeline. This includes the burning of Tapon-area villages and the October 10 attack on Chamriupiuram where four village guards died. Security forces recovered the head of victim Ajinbou Ringkangmai on October 14.
The union is pushing for the identification of six men abducted from Leilon Vaiphei on May 13, 2026, whose bodies remain at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences mortuary. While the NIA assumed jurisdiction on June 8, the union insists on transparent communication with grieving families. They also demanded an independent inquiry into the May 13 ambush of Thadou church workers.
Additional demands focus on regional stability. The NSUD called for the resignation of Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen pending an investigation into her reported marriage to Kuki National Front-President leader Thangboi Kipgen. They also requested security deployments for vulnerable villages, including the 170 displaced residents of Konsakhul currently sheltering in Makhan. Further, the union asked for safe access along National Highway 202, action against illegal poppy cultivation, and independent human rights monitoring.
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