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Thousands of Kuki-Zo radical took to the streets successful Manipur’s Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts connected Saturday (May 16, 2026), demanding the unconditional merchandise of Kuki hostages and justness for 3 religion leaders killed successful an ambush by extremists connected May 13.
In a memorandum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, respective Kuki civilian nine groups called for the re-imposition of President’s Rule successful the State.
The protestation rallies coincided with the hold of a 48-hour full shutdown called by the Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex assemblage of Kukis successful the State, amid outrage implicit the continued “targeted persecution” of the community.
‘Release hostages unconditionally’
According to Manipur’s Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam, much than 38 Kuki and Naga radical were held captives by assorted groups aft the sidesplitting of 3 religion leaders. Security forces and community-based organisations helped unafraid the merchandise of 28 hostages connected Friday.
Unconfirmed reports said 10 much hostages were released connected Saturday, but the Kuki-Zo groups said 14 assemblage members proceed to beryllium successful captivity.
Protestors astatine the rally organised by the Committee connected Tribal Unity demanded the immediate, safe, and unconditional merchandise of each Kuki-Zo hostages and the “urgent implementation of the charter of demands” submitted to the Union government.
‘Act of terror’
These demands see a National Investigation Agency probe into the sidesplitting of the religion leaders, a imperishable information warrant for Kuki-Zo civilians and susceptible villages, the constitution of peculiar information zones successful conflict-prone areas, and an expedited governmental engagement with Kuki-Zomi extremist groups nether the Suspension of Operations pact.
“The continued captivity of guiltless civilians was not simply unlawful detention but an enactment of panic against a people,” KIM president Ch. Ajang Khongsai told the gathering.
Memo to Home Minister
During the “mass rally for justice” successful Churachandpur, the Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights (KWOHR) and different civilian nine groups submitted a memorandum to Mr. Shah, condemning the sidesplitting of 3 Kuki-Zo spiritual leaders and raising concerns implicit continued unit successful the region.
The KWOHR alleged that the ongoing unit was linked to “proxy attacks” carried retired against the Kuki-Zo people, and expressed interest implicit repeated incidents of violence, displacement, and insecurity successful the region.
The KWOHR called for the re-imposition of President’s Rule successful Manipur, strengthening of information deployment successful Kuki-Zo areas, a high-level probe into the killings and related incidents of violence, and the fulfilment of the long-standing request for a abstracted medication for the Kuki-Zo radical nether the Constitution of India.
