Imphal, May 15 2009: THE ZELIANGRONG Youth Front (ZYF), Nungba Zone strongly condemned the activities of the KNF (MC) cadres, armed with sophisticated weapons, who resorted to open gunfire indiscriminately upon innocent villagers of Nungleiband (Lunglei Apinjang Ganglon Part IV) from 4pm of May 12 till 11.30am of May 13 .

Registering its condemnation of the militants' act, a statement issued by the information and publicity secretary of ZYF, Nungba Zone, Gaireilung questions the motives of 8th Gorkha Regiment in giving free hand to the militant group, a signatory party to the tripartite SoO, to terrorise the innocent villagers while adding that security forces giving free hand to armed militants should be held responsible for any eventuality.