Naga body in Manipur petitions PM, seeking release of six Naga captives
The Naga Women's Union in Manipur has petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the release of six Naga men allegedly held hostage by Kuki groups. This follows a similar request from the Kuki-Zo Council for the release of 14 Kuki men. The situation has escalated following recent violence in the region, prompting security forces to conduct search operations.
- ▪The Naga Women's Union is demanding the release of six Naga captives and the abrogation of agreements with Kuki extremist groups.
- ▪Hundreds of NWU members protested in Naga-majority districts to highlight their demands.
- ▪The hostage crisis was exacerbated by the ambush and killing of three church leaders on May 13.
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An apex body of Naga women in Manipur petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), seeking the Centre’s intervention for the release of six Naga men allegedly held hostage by Kuki groups. They also demanded the abrogation of agreements signed with several Kuki extremist groups. Security forces carry out search operation in Manipur to trace those held hostage by armed groupsThe appeal of the Naga Women’s Union (NWU) followed a memorandum from the Kuki-Zo Council, an apex body of Kuki-Zo communities in the conflict-scarred State, to the Prime Minister on May 18.
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