Four Nagas Killed in Manipur's Kamjong; Tangkhul Body Blames Myanmar-Based Groups
Four Nagas were killed in an attack at Pilong village in Manipur's Kamjong district, with the Tangkhul Naga Long blaming Myanmar-based Kuki groups.
Four Naga individuals were killed in an attack at Pilong village in Manipur's Kamjong district, in what has been described as the third such incident along the India-Myanmar border in the district.
The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long has placed the blame for the killings on the Kuki National Army-Burma and on Kuki elements it says are backed by the Myanmar-based People's Defence Force.
The committee's statement links the Pilong attack to a pattern of violence in the border district, noting that two earlier incidents of a similar nature had already occurred in the same area.
Kamjong district lies along Manipur's frontier with Myanmar, a stretch of the border that has seen repeated security concerns. The identities of the four deceased have not been disclosed in the available account, nor has any claim of responsibility beyond the allegation made by the Tangkhul Naga Long.
The development adds to tensions in the state's hill districts, where competing ethnic claims and the spillover of conflict from across the international boundary have repeatedly strained the local security situation.