UNC condemns killing of NSCN(IM) cadres
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Senapati, May 03 2025: The United Naga Council (UNC) has condemned the killing ofNSCN (IM) cadres and also the stopping of Naga human rights activist Neingulo Krome from travelling abroad.

The UNC said today that it was "taken aback by the act of cold-blooded killings of three NSCN cadres" at the adjoining forest areas of New Kubin village and Herakilua village in "Naga homeland, NC Hills in Assam on April 29,2025 by the combined forces of the Indian security force and Assam police under the patronage of the Government of India" .

The UNC extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the "fallen Naga combatants" .

The UNC said it strongly condemned the "cruel act of Indian security forces, killing Naga Army namely Sanga Samba from Pangrni region, Arunachal, Gailuaning Zeme from Tamenglong, Manipur and Haijeulungbe Daime from NC Hills, Assam that blatantly violates the ceasefire agreement between the Government of India and the NSCN and its ground rules" .

The UNC said this "senseless violence undermines" the fragile peace process and jeopardizes the trust built over the years of negotiations and is a matter of great concern.

Ever since the declaration of ceasefire in 1997 and the subsequent bilateral ceasefire agreements, Naga people have been maintaining restraints and standing committed to the peace process between GoI and the NSCN.

"On the contrary, wanton military raids, killings, tortures and arrests have been carried out aggressively by the Indian security forces across Naga areas for decades, negating the spirit of peace talks and total violation of ceasefire ground rules", the Naga body alleged.

Further, the UNC condemned the recent "harassment and abrupt denial" of travel pass of Neingulo Krome, secretary general of the Naga people's Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR), who was detained on April 7 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi while en route to Kathmandu, Nepal, to attend a meeting organized by the Asia Indigenous Peoples' Pact (AIPP) .

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