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Administration of Manipur’s Ukhrul territory connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) imposed prohibitory orders successful Litan country of the territory “until further notice”, pursuing hostility betwixt Naga and Kuki-Zo villagers implicit an battle case.
District Magistrate Asish Das said the restrictions, nether Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, were imposed connected apprehension of breach of bid and nationalist tranquillity successful the area. The restrictions came into unit from 7 p.m. connected Sunday (February 8, 2026).
The territory medication besides requisitioned the services of the Army and paramilitary forces, including the Assam Rifles, arsenic a preventive measure.
According to reports, a Kuki-Zo radical allegedly assaulted a Tangkhul Naga antheral astatine Litan connected Saturday (February 7, 2026) night. The concern turned tense connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) day erstwhile Naga villagers approached the main of a Kuki colony and asked him to nutrient the culprits earlier them.
The territory authorities stepped successful aft radical successful respective Naga villages called for enactment against those who thrashed the Naga man.
Earlier, the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) issued a connection saying that the “incident originated from a insignificant altercation involving a fewer intoxicated individuals from some villages”. It besides said that the substance was being addressed peacefully and customarily done the established authorization of the Litan Sareikhong colony “in consultation with the household of the injured person”.
The Katho Katamnao Long (KKL), a Tangkhul students’ organisation, asked the KSO to retract the connection arsenic “no specified measurement had been taken to rectify the situation”.
The KKL said Sterling, a Tangkhul youth, was beaten up aft helium switched connected his torch aft proceeding immoderate voices successful the dark. It said the radical of people, who turned retired to beryllium from Kuki-Zo community, bushed him up grievously “on the pretext that the airy fell connected their faces”.
Both organisations, however, person appealed for communal harmony.
