UNC comes out against PDF
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Senapati, September 08 2025: The United Naga Council (UNC) has condemned the abduction and "inhuman torture" of Th Merangshirg Charanga of Choktong village by People's Defence Force (PDF) and demanded justice for the victim.

The "innocent Naga villager" was abducted on September 1 and released on September 3, according to UNC .

Saying that it was immensely disturbed by the incident, UNC asserted that fugitives who have been sheltered in Manipur along the Indo-Myanmar villages since November 2023 after the fall of Thanan in Myanmar's Sagaing region, have created unbearable hardships to the Naga villagers in the areas where they have been given temporary shelter.

"At stake is the survival of the down-trodden denizens triggering a series of adverse impacts on the livelihood, security and wellbeing of the native inhabitants", the UNC said.

The third-degree torture and mental harassment inflicted continuously till his release on September 3, 2025 without any reason is condemned in the strongest measure, said the UNC.

It also denounced the use of physical and psychological torture "to coerce the victim into admitting crimes and for extracting information" .

"Unleashing a reign of terror under the very nose of the law enforcing agencies along the border areas and whose continued failure to respond effectively to all vices committed by the fugitives and PDF is highly questionable", it further stated.

Extending solidarity to the victim and the family, UNC has called upon the Government and its law enforcing agencies to take up swift action to apprehend the culprits.

It has further appealed to civil society organisations to join them in condemning such heinous abuses.

"If the culprits are not booked at the earliest or justice is not delivered to the victim, the UNC will not remain a silent spectator and shall be compelled to take up fitting actions from our end", it cautioned.

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