Imphal, September 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four Tangkhul Naga villagers were found dead with bullet injuries in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Friday, with police suspecting that they were shot dead by militants.
The victims were identified as Betterson Jajo, Vareishim Jajo, Phami Jajo and Ningthem Kashak. Phami Jajo was the son of Vareishim Jajo.
A police official in Imphal said the bodies were recovered from an isolated location near the Myanmar border in remote Pilong village, around 34 km from the Kamjong district headquarters, following a prolonged search by police and local residents.
The bodies were being brought to Kamjong District Hospital for post-mortem examinations, the official said.
According to local residents, suspected militants from neighbouring Myanmar crossed into India and allegedly ambushed a group of five villagers on Thursday. One of the villagers reportedly managed to escape and alerted local authorities.
Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh strongly condemned the killings and expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
“Such acts of violence have no place in our society and will not be tolerated,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a social media post.
The Chief Minister also prayed for strength and comfort for the families of the victims.
Naga People’s Front (NPF) Manipur state president Awangbou Newmai also condemned the killings and alleged that cadres of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) were behind the incident. He appealed to all communities to shun violence and coexist peacefully.
The Working Committee of the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), a prominent Naga community organisation, alleged that armed KNA-B cadres and other armed elements crossed the Namya river from the Myanmar side and attacked civilians at Pilong.
The TNL said five civilians were keeping watch at the Pilong settlement when the incident took place, with one of them managing to escape.
The organisation described the incident as the third reported case of cross-border violence against Naga villagers along the India-Myanmar border in Kamjong district.
The TNL also alleged that repeated cross-border intrusions had raised serious security concerns among villagers and criticised the state government and border security forces, including the Assam Rifles, over the security situation along the International Border.
The organisation said Naga civil society groups had repeatedly brought the issue to the authorities’ attention and sought stronger measures to protect vulnerable border villages.
Police are investigating the incident and further details are awaited.
Five Manipur districts — Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Chandel, Kamjong and Ukhrul — share a 398-km unfenced International Border with Myanmar.
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