NSCN-IM denies role in supplying arms to assist a particular community in Manipur

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Manipur to assist a particular community in the ethnic strife torn Manipur. A video of allegedly a NSCN-IM cadre has surfaced in social media where he claims about 15 NSCN Cadres are coming to join Meiteis to fight against Kukis. He had claimed this order had come from a high ranking official in the outfit.

He claimed that he had received Rs 10 to 15 lakhs from the Meiteis. NSCN-IM stated, “ The person, H. Khosiivei Lovingson Roah s/o Hriipunii Roah of Sirong village, Spmth region enrolled in the National service on 12 of October, 2022 and finished his basic military training during the early part of this year.

He is a private in the Naga Army posted at Thungbo Brigade. On the 7th of August, 2023 he was granted medical leave for ear infection and sent to Dimapur but he went missing since then. According to his Commander he is a habitual liar and of doubtful integrity- a combination of character unbecoming of a soldier.” Senior leader of NSCN-IM HR Shimray in a statement stated, “The video clip is an evidently pre-planned and scripted production of some mischievous agency aiming at furthering the mayhem and also painting the NSCN in the bad light.

It is simply beyond credible sense that a mere rookie private soldier on leave could have access to such illicit arms dealing unless he has premeditated action plan in collusion with the Indian security forces/Agency.Naga Army has military units all over Nagalim with well defined geographical jurisdiction and area of operation. Any military matter at any given location is handled by the concerned Commander of the area with the sanction of the GHQ, and no officer can take any matter in his own hand, least of all a private soldier on leave. This is a cheap propaganda stunt of the