Naga body gives Manipur govt, Centre 3-day ultimatum over killings in Ukhrul

Guwahati: Following the ambush that killed four Nagas in Manipur on Friday, the apex Naga body, Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), on Saturday issued a three-day ultimatum to the Centre and the Manipur government, demanding the removal of Kuki militants from Naga areas.

Meanwhile, Manipur Deputy Chief Minister and senior Naga leader Losii Dikho, in a separate statement, called for dialogue and reconciliation to find a lasting solution to the state's ongoing ethnic crisis.

At least four people, including a mother and her son, were shot dead in a suspected ambush allegedly carried out by Kuki militants along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2) at New Haven in Ukhrul district on Friday afternoon. In a statement, the TNL demanded that the case be immediately handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investigation.