The United Naga Council (UNC) and the All Naga Students’ Association Manipur (ANSAM) has condemned the atrocious activites of a section of Assam Rifles committed upon the Naga villagers of Talui and Hoomi villagers on 25 April 2026.
The Media Cell, Working Committee, UNC in a press release stated that “the Naga people living in the state of Manipur, in no uncertain terms condemn the atrocious activities of a section of the Assam riffles, committing series of military atrocities upon the Naga villagers who have been struggling, vigilant peacefully to defend themselves from the external aggression. We have been closely watching over the sporadic incidences of military excesses occurring in our homeland, especially in the villages of Tangkhul Naga community, who have been enduring the brunt of the persistent gun violence orchestrated by armed Kuki mercenaries is very unfortunate and reprehensible.
“The recent incident of ramming down Talui village check gate and indiscriminately firing upon the civilians at Hoomi village is not an isolated case of chilling Indian Army repression in Naga hills. Such ugly and inhuman actions upon the unarmed civilians carried out by 18 Assam Riffles, posted in Ukhrul is a matter of alarming concern, putting the lives of innocent at risk is reprehensible and should be condemned by all right thinking concerned. We demand for:
– Immediate booking of all the perpetrators.
– Initiate prompt and impartial investigation to bring the matter in the limelight of justice.
– All medical expenses incurred by the victims should be borne by the perpetrators.
“We urge the state and central governments to take cognizance and act upon the unfolding distasteful situations created by their machinery, especially by a section of Assam Riffles, patronizing Kuki mercenaries and chilling the indigenous Naga people on the other hand. The Governments must take responsibility for this vicious circle and take decisive steps to put at rest the same once and for all for the good of all concerned.
“The central and state government musts come clean on the ongoing conflict and treat the root causes of all these evils – indeed, removal of the Frankenstein, SoO Camp from the hills of Manipur is the way-forward for ensuring peace and just governance in the state” added the statement issued by the Media Cell Working Committee, UNC.
The All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), also expresses its strongest and most unequivocal condemnation of the reported acts of brutality, intimidation, and excessive force perpetrated by the Indian Army forces against innocent civilians in Talui and Hoomi Village on the 25th April, 2026.
The press release of ANSAM stated that “such actions carried out against unarmed villagers are not only deeply disturbing but stand as a grave affront to justice, humanity, and democratic responsibility. The forceful intrusion through the Naga Village Gate is not merely an act of trespass; it is a direct insult to the dignity, history, and customary sanctity of the Naga people. The village gate is not an ordinary structure, it is a sacred emblem of ancestral authority, cultural identity, and collective honour. To violate it with force is to wound the very soul of the Naga nation and to show complete disregard for the sentiments of the people.
“Particularly condemnable is the reported injury inflicted upon a woman and a man during the course of the operation. Violence against women is morally abhorrent and socially disgraceful. Women embody the strength, dignity, and moral foundation of our society, and any act that subjects them to fear, humiliation, or physical harm is an unforgivable stain upon civilised conduct. The reported blank firing and the terrorisation of peaceful villagers reveal a dangerous contempt for civilian life and human dignity. Such acts of atrocities upon the Naga tribals is unwarranted and highly condemnable. The same conduct will not establish peace; they cultivate fear, mistrust, and deeper unrest among the people.
“ANSAM calls upon the Indian Army forces particularly the Assam Rifles and all concerned authorities to respect the sentiments of the Nagas, honour the sanctity of the Naga Village Gate, and uphold the dignity and safety of women and citizens at all times. Peace can never be built upon intimidation, and authority can never command respect through brutality. Such barbarity against innocent civilians is shameful, dishonourable, and utterly unacceptable. The dignity and honour of the Naga people shall neither be trampled upon nor silenced. The selective and manifestly prejudiced conduct of the Assam Rifles in this grave situation stands profoundly deplorable. While Kuki militants have relentlessly unleashed nocturnal and diurnal gunfire upon the villages of Sinakeithei and Sharkaphung for more than a month, no decisive operation has been undertaken against these armed aggressors. Yet, instead of impartial intervention, the Naga Village Guards alone are being targeted. At such a critical juncture, this selective approach is not merely unfortunate, it is a flagrant injustice, deeply condemnable, and an affront to equity, peace, and constitutional duty.
“The Association, while denouncing the Assam Rifles’ recurrent aggression on Naga citizens, reaffirms and reiterates its steadfast stance on the expulsion of the Assam Rifles from the state of Manipur in a representation to the Honourable Chief Minister on April 4, 2026” stated the statement issued by the Information & Publicity Cell, ANSAM
