United Naga Council (UNC) Warns Meitei, Kuki-Zo
Nagas witnessed violent behavior, kidnapping, looting, and extortion by Meitei and Kuki-Zo in Manipur for a long time. Nagas will have no option but to retaliate.
Immediately stop targeting and attacking the Nagas, their homes, and properties in the Imphal valley and also in the peripheral hill areas. Stop provoking the Nagas; United Naga Council (UNC)
Nagas witnessed violent behavior, kidnapping, looting, and extortion by Meitei and Kuki-Zo in Manipur for a long time. Nagas will have no option but to retaliate.
Immediately stop targeting and attacking the Nagas, their homes, and properties in the Imphal valley and also in the peripheral hill areas. Stop provoking the Nagas; United Naga Council (UNC)
The Naga body further said, “On the same lines, should the Kuki-Zo group continue targeting Nagas, free access to Naga township and villages and free passage across Naga areas will have to be prohibited.”
Despite the position of neutrality decided upon by the Nagas to restore peace and communal harmony in the wake of the May 3 violence, the UNC said that there are instances of attacks and incidents on Nagas amid the ongoing unrest in the state.
The UNC presented several instances when Meiteis and Kukis targeted the Naga population of Manipur.
According to the UNC, on May 24, 2023, four Naga women from Ukhrul were attacked and molested by a mob in Imphal. On June 18, 2023, a Liangmai Naga house was burnt down at Leimakhong by Kukis. Again, on July 16, 2023, a Maring Naga woman was shot dead at Sawombung in Imphal and the body was found mutilated.
