UKRUL, Nov 13: The Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) has issued a three-day public ultimatum to the Government of India and the Government of Manipur, demanding the removal of Kuki militants from Naga areas following the killing of four Tangkhul Naga civilians in an alleged ambush at New Haven along the Imphal–Ukhrul road on Friday.
The ultimatum was issued following an emergency meeting of Tangkhul civil society organisations, which strongly condemned the killing of the four civilians in broad daylight, reportedly just metres away from central security forces deployed in the area.
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The victims were identified as Kapangkhui RS and Haoeila RS of Shangshak Khullen village, and Tychicus Ngalung and Tanmila Keishing of Tashar village.
In its statement dated November 13, the apex Tangkhul Naga body said the New Haven incident was the fourth such attack at the same location and demanded that the case be immediately handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Holding both the state and Central governments responsible for failing to protect innocent civilians, TNL said it had lost complete faith in the central security forces deployed in the area and demanded their immediate withdrawal.
The TNL further stated that the victim families had resolved not to claim the bodies of the deceased until its demands were met.
Warning of further agitation, TNL said that failure to fulfil the demands within three days would compel the general public to launch an indefinite agitation until complete justice was delivered.
“Our restraint is not weakness,” the TNL stated in its ultimatum.
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