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The Arunachal Pradesh authorities told an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) tribunal precocious that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), a banned outfit which seeks merger of Naga-dominated areas successful India and Myanmar, seeks to “convert radical to Christianity” successful bid to person a “homogenous nine for a communal cause”.
A UAPA tribunal connected March 19 upheld a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification of September 22, 2025 to state the NSCN-K an unlawful relation nether the UAPA, 1967 for different 5 years. The radical was progressive successful the June 4, 2015 ambush of an Army convoy successful Manipur successful which 18 Army unit were killed.
In its deposition, the Arunachal Pradesh authorities said that different than the forceful conversion of locals to Christianity, the radical intends to “bring each the sub-tribes nether 1 banner Tangsang-Naga” and “this is indicative of a deeper conspiracy to make homogenous demographic structure”.
The outfit is progressive successful the Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The State authorities did not depose connected these lines earlier the tribunal that was acceptable up successful 2015, erstwhile the outfit was banned first.
It added that the radical indulges successful unlawful interference successful electoral process, cause trafficking and has established hideouts/camps successful the 3 districts to attack/ambush information unit personnel.
Named aft its person S.S. Khaplang who died successful Myanmar successful 2017, the NSCN-K was formed successful January 1990 aft a divided from the genitor radical - the National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- successful 1988. The second is present known arsenic the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) and is successful bid talks with the authorities since 1997. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had declared a reward of ₹17 lakh for Khaplang’s apprehension for executing the ambush connected the Army convoy.
The NSCN-K faction had besides entered into a ceasefire statement with the Union authorities successful 2001, which the outfit unilaterally abrogated connected March 27, 2015. The NSCN-K was initially banned for 5 years successful 2020, which was extended for different 5 years successful 2025.
The Ministry informed the tribunal that successful the past 5 years, NSCN-K factions were progressive successful 29 incidents of violence, successful which 18 deaths and injuries to 16 information unit and civilians occurred; 71 cases were registered with chargesheets filed successful 56 cases and 35 cadres were prosecuted oregon convicted during this period. Eighty-five cadres were arrested, 69 cadres surrendered and 51 different transgression activities, including kidnappings, were reported. A ample fig of weapons were besides recovered.
The Ministry submitted that the radical reportedly has an approximate spot of 400-500 cadres with 400 weapons successful Myanmar, including 50-75 Indian Naga cadres. The government/(s) of Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh were consulted and they recommended that the NSCN-K beryllium declared arsenic an unlawful association.
The Ministry said that the radical aims to make a sovereign Nagaland incorporating Naga-inhabited areas of Indo-Myanmar portion by secession from the Indian Union, aligns with different unlawful associations specified arsenic the ULFA(I), PREPAK and PLA, and is progressive successful kidnapping for ransom and extortion of wealth from businessmen, authorities officials and different civilians. It besides seeks assistance from anti-India forces successful different countries to procure arms and different assistance, it added.
