Manipur Naga body demands NIA probe into Ukhrul killings, Kuki rebels’ removal

GUWAHATI A Naga organisation in conflict-scarred Manipur has issued a three-day “public ultimatum” to the Union and State governments to drive out Kuki rebels from Naga areas and let the National Investigation Agency probe the killing of four Naga civilians in Ukhrul district on Friday (November 13, 2026). The four, identified as Kapangkhui R.S., her son Haoleila R.S., Khanmila Keishing and August Ngalung, all from Ukhrul district, were killed when armed assailants ambushed two vehicles on National Highway-202. The State government said the attackers were unknown gunmen.

The four Naga civilians were killed a day after a Kuki woman was killed and two Kuki men were injured in a similar firing incident in Kangpokpi district. Ukhrul and Kangpokpi are Naga-majority and Kuki-majority districts, respectively. ’Lost faith in Central security forces’ Tangkhul Naga civil society organisations held a meeting after the Ukhrul killings and decided to issue the ultimatum.

“This is the fourth such incident at the same location.