India
Naga council sets 48-hour ultimatum after killing
The Hindu··5d ago
Joint Tribes Council Manipur set a 48-hour ultimatum to return the severed head of Ajinbou R., 52, allegedly killed in Kangpokpi on October 10, 2026. His headless body reached JNIMS, Imphal, on October 11 night. At least nine people were killed in Kamjong, Ukhrul and Kangpokpi on October 9 and 10. Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh condemned the killings.
Prism
What It Means For You
- The council said post-mortem will not proceed until the head is returned for burial.
- It called the 48-hour deadline non-negotiable and warned of stringent measures if the head is not located.
- Residents in Kamjong, Ukhrul and Kangpokpi face renewed armed exchanges after Friday night's killing of a 22-year-old mother of five in Chassad village.
What's Happening
- Ajinbou R. was allegedly killed in a suspected militant attack on Makui Ashang village in Kangpokpi on Saturday.
- A video purporting to show his head among armed militants in camouflage circulated the same day.
- The council said the head remains missing and blamed State and Central governments for the renewed violence.
The Wider Death Toll
- More than 50 people have been killed and dozens of houses torched in Kuki-Naga violence since February this year, The Hindu reported.
- Earlier Meitei-Kuki ethnic violence left over 300 dead, with 49 still listed missing.
- The fresh wave began after the Chassad killing triggered fire between Kuki and Naga armed groups into Saturday morning.
all-news
