By Kimbawinu Vaiphei, Kukiland Express Staff
Songpi: April 27, 2026
The Kuki Human Rights Council has condemned the Modi-led Government of India and the Manipur State Government for “siding with NSCN-IM militants of the Tangkhul community” after the April 24 attack on Mulam Kuki village that killed two Kuki village volunteers and injured nine civilians. In its April 27 statement from Songpi, KHRC accused both governments of abandoning injured Kuki villagers while extending state medical evacuation to NSCN-IM cadres who allegedly attacked and burned Mulam.
KHRC said injured NSCN-IM militants were airlifted for treatment using state facilities, but injured Kuki civilians were left without aid, transport, or emergency care. The council called this “a deep and shameful bias” violating equality and justice under the Constitution. The April 24 assault claimed the lives of two village volunteers defending Mulam and left nine others wounded, including women and children.
“The way the Government of India protects one community while persecuting another is a disgrace to Indian democracy,” KHRC stated. It stressed that the state cannot act as a partisan force in an ethnic conflict. By giving medical evacuation and safe passage to suspected attackers while denying the same to bleeding Kuki victims, both the Centre and Manipur Government abandoned their duty as neutral guarantors of life and security.
KHRC said such conduct destroys public trust and erodes the moral legitimacy of the administration in the hill districts. It reminded the Centre of its ceasefire agreement with the NSCN-IM, alleging cadres have repeatedly attacked Kuki settlements under its cover. Besides the April 24 Mulam attack that killed two volunteers, the group cited the killing of two Kukis in Tingpibung on March 11 and over 1,100 Kuki civilians killed in the 1993 Kuki-Naga conflict.
Despite documented violations, KHRC said, the Government of India has not taken concrete action, creating impunity that encourages further violence. “On this issue, the Government of India continues to ignore justice for the Kuki community,” it said. The council demanded immediate abrogation of the ceasefire agreement, arguing it has enabled armed attacks instead of ensuring peace.
KHRC insisted all NSCN-IM perpetrators in the Mulam attack and other assaults be booked and prosecuted without exception. “There can be no peace process that shelters armed groups while their victims are denied justice,” it said. It held the Modi Government and Manipur Government directly accountable for lives lost in Mulam and demanded an impartial probe, equal medical treatment, immediate arrests, and an end to selective use of state machinery. Until the Centre and State enforce the law equally, KHRC said, their calls for normalcy will remain hollow to Kukis who “continue to defend their lives, land, and dignity alone.
Composite image featuring the KHRC statement, scenes from the Mulam village violence, helicopter evacuation visuals, and armed cadres amid renewed debate over the NSCN-IM ceasefire framework.
