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PRESS STATEMENT KIM Secretariat, the 15th July, 2026
04/KIM/PR/25-57: The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) issues this urgent declaration to strongly condemn the coordinated attack, arson, and destruction perpetrated against Teikhang and Lenglong villages in Noney District at approximately 2:00 PM today. Executed by Tangkhul-led terrorist factions of the NSCN (Muivah) and ZUF-K, this naked act of aggression is a catastrophic escalation that demands immediate national intervention. This armed aggression is a cold, calculated campaign of strategic displacement and psychological warfare. Taking opportunistic advantage of the systemic volatility gripping Manipur since May 3, 2023, these Tangkhul-led terrorist groups are actively engaging in violent land grabs and demographic engineering to advance their expansionist "Greater Nagalim" agenda. The total devastation of these Kuki-Zo villages exposes a fatal breakdown of the state’s primary duty: the protection of its citizens. The continued, systemic failure of the government to shield our frontier villages from heavily armed, sophisticated terrorist operations has crossed the line from institutional ineptitude into a grave internal security crisis. The continuing aggression and atrocities prove beyond any shred of doubt that the Kuki-Zo people can no longer coexist under an administration that cannot, or will not, guarantee their right to life. The demand for a Separate Administration with a Union Territory under the Indian Constitution is no longer a negotiable political stance but an existential imperative. It is the only mechanism left to ensure the physical survival, security, and dignity of our people. The Kuki Inpi Manipur urgently demands that the Central Government of India intervene decisively, launch an immediate, uncompromising counter-terrorism offensive against NSCN-Muivah and its proxies, acknowledge the total breakdown of the current state structure and expedite the constitutional process for a Union Territory with a Legislature for the Kuki-Zo people. We call upon the national and international press corps to cut through the smoke and mirrors of local state narratives. Witness the systematic erasure, the terror networks, and the violent expansionist policies of NSCN-Muivah targeting the Kuki-Zo people. The time for passive observation must end.
Issued by: Kuki Inpi Media Cell
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CONDEMNATION
5th July, 2026
The Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) expresses its strongest possible condemnation and profound outrage over the barbaric and cowardly attack carried out this evening against the peaceful residents of Thingkhongjang Village under K. Geljang Sub-Division, Kangpokpi District. The attack was perpetrated by armed cadres of the NSCN-Muivah and its proxy faction, ZUF-Kamson. Several civilian homes were deliberately set ablaze, while indiscriminate firing left an innocent woman and a young child seriously injured. The deliberate targeting of an unarmed civilian settlement is nothing less than an act of terror against innocent people and represents a grave assault on human dignity and the rule of law.
This incident raises deeply disturbing questions regarding the conduct and effectiveness of the security forces deployed in the area. The attack occurred despite the presence of the 86th Battalion, F Coy stationed in the vicinity. It is beyond comprehension that heavily armed militants could infiltrate the area, unleash violence upon civilians, torch homes, injure women and children, and withdraw without decisive intervention. Such a monumental security failure cannot be dismissed as a routine lapse. It warrants the highest level of scrutiny and accountability.
The Superintendent of Police and the Deputy Commissioner of Kangpokpi District have, on numerous occasions, publicly assured the people that the security of every village within the district rests under their responsibility. A Memorandum of Understanding was also made with the Government of Manipur that the security and safety of innocent villagers and villages within Kangpokpi District would be the responsibility of the District Police, and that Kuki-Zo volunteers need not guard their villages. Those assurances now stand shattered. The people have every right to ask how such a heinous attack could take place under the very administration entrusted with safeguarding civilian lives.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur unequivocally demands immediate accountability from all officers whose negligence or failure of command contributed to this incident, pending the completion of an independent judicial inquiry. The people deserve a transparent, impartial, and time-bound investigation capable of establishing the full facts, identifying every individual responsible for operational failures, and ensuring that appropriate legal and disciplinary action follows without delay.
The Government of India and the Government of Manipur must understand that the continued failure to protect innocent civilians gravely undermines public confidence in the institutions of the State. Repeated assurances are meaningless if they are not matched by decisive action on the ground. Every instance of inaction only deepens public distrust and emboldens those who seek to terrorise defenceless communities.
The Kuki Inpi Manipur makes it unequivocally clear that the people will no longer accept empty promises, administrative silence, or delayed responses while innocent families continue to suffer. Justice delayed is justice denied. Those entrusted with the constitutional duty to protect the lives and properties of citizens must either fulfil that responsibility or be held fully accountable before the law and before the people.
Issued by:
Media Cell, Kuki Inpi Manipur
PRESS STATEMENT
17th June, 2026
The Kuki Inpi Manipur strongly condemns the unacceptable and deeply disturbing actions of the Central Security Forces in Leilon Vaiphei and its adjoining villages, where security personnel stormed the village, imposed a military-style lockdown, searched every house, and shouted at villagers, including women, children, students, and the elderly.
This action is not only insensitive and unjustified, but a grave insult to the suffering of the people of Leilon Vaiphei. The same village had been attacked only a day earlier by the NSCN-IM, leaving three innocent Kuki-Zo students critically injured and still undergoing medical treatment. At a time when the villagers are traumatised, grieving, and living in fear, the Central Security Forces chose to treat the victims as suspects instead of protecting them from the perpetrators.
We ask the Government of India and the authorities concerned: Why are operations being carried out with such force and intimidation in Kuki-Zo areas that have just suffered an armed attack? Why are innocent villagers being locked down, harassed, and humiliated, while the areas where NSCN-IM and its proxy groups are known to operate freely remain untouched? Why is the Government turning a blind eye to one side while acting harshly upon the actual victims?
The people of Leilon Vaiphei and adjoining villages are not criminals. They are victims of armed aggression. To subject them to military lockdown, house-to-house searches, intimidation, and verbal abuse immediately after a violent attack is unacceptable under any circumstances. Such actions deepen the wounds of the victims, create fear among civilians, and destroy whatever little trust remains between the people and the security forces.
The harassment of women, children, the elderly, and traumatised villagers cannot be justified in the name of security. Security operations must never become collective punishment. The rule of law must be applied equally to all citizens and all communities. If the Government is truly committed to peace and justice, it must act against the real perpetrators of violence, not against the people who have already suffered from it.
The authorities must ensure that such intimidation and harassment of innocent civilians is stopped at once. The Government must also take immediate and concrete action against the NSCN-IM and its proxies responsible for the attack, and ensure justice for the three injured Kuki-Zo students and the affected villagers.
We reiterate that peace cannot be built through selective action, intimidation, or double standards. The Government must protect all citizens equally, uphold the rule of law without bias, and stop treating the Kuki people as targets while allowing armed aggressors to operate with impunity.
The Kuki-Zo people will not accept any action that punishes victims while shielding perpetrators.
Issued by:
Kuki Inpi Media Cell
Exposing the Modus Operandi of the Tangkhul led Militants and few Naga Tribes of Manipur and their nefarious agendas against the Kukis.
1. Arm and Mobilise
2. Plan and Provoke
3. Launch Attacks
4. Spread Propaganda
5. Deflect and Escape.
Facts cannot be erased by propaganda.
