Cease fire between GoI and 2 factions of NSCN and extended for one year
Source: IT News
Imphal, April 21 2018:
The ceasefire agreement is between the central government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Reformation) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland(Neopao Konyak/Kitovi) has been extended for one more year with effect from April 28 .
Reports reaching here said that the agreement was signed on Thursday by Joint Secretary Satyendra Garg on behalf of Home Ministry, Jack Jimomi, supervisor GPRN/NSCN) and Viniho Kiho Swu, co-supervisor) on behalf of NSCN/NK, and Toshi Longkumer on behalf of NSCN/R. The two armed rebel groups, which operate in Nagaland, are among several other armed groups of the state such as NSCN (Isak-Muivah) and NSCN (Khaplang) .
While the NSCN(I-M) has entered into a ceasefire agreement in 1997 and has been maintaining it since then, the NSCN(K) had abrogated the peace talk in March 2015.
After abrogating the ceasefire, Khaplang's rebels went on a killing spree, attacking Indian soldiers in Nagaland and Manipur.
The outfit mounted a deadly ambush on an army convoy in Manipur's Chandel district on June 4, 2015, killing 18 soldiers.