CoTU Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum After Abduction; KSO Condemns Torture of Civilian

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Leimakhong/Sadar Hills, October 4: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU) has served a 48-hour ultimatum to authorities following the alleged abduction and torture of Mr. Kamginlal Chongloi, an employee of the Leimakhong Army Headquarters, warning that it will be compelled to take self-defence measures if the perpetrators are not apprehended immediately.

CoTU Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum After Abduction; KSO Condemns Torture of Civilian


In a strongly worded statement issued from Sadar Hills, CoTU alleged that on October 2, Mr. Chongloi, a resident of L. Phaikot Village, was waylaid at Makhan Liangmei Nagas Village while returning from Sapormeina, and later taken to Khurkhul where he was “brutally beaten” by valley-based armed militants. The organisation described the incident as a “serious security concern” that reflects the deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state’s buffer zones.

CoTU accused security forces of abandoning buffer-zone positions, particularly the 9 and 22 Battalions of the Assam Rifles, allegedly to appease valley-based interests. The Committee further criticised the Ministry of Home Affairs for failing to extend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) to 13 remaining police station areas in the valley, claiming this has emboldened militant groups such as PLA, UNLF, PREPAK, KYKL, MPLA, and Arambai Tenggol.

“Unless the concerned authorities apprehend those responsible within 48 hours from the time of this publication, we will be compelled to find means to protect and defend ourselves in all peripheral areas and resume validation of commuters on NH-2,” CoTU’s statement read, underscoring that the ultimatum was its “last resort” after repeated but unanswered appeals to central authorities.

Meanwhile, the Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO), South West Sadar Hills, issued a separate condemnation on October 4, denouncing what it described as the “brutal and near-lethal torture” of Mr. Chongloi by Arambai Tenggol. The KSO called the assault a “monstrous crime” that strikes at the “very core of justice and the rule of law,” demanding immediate intervention by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The KSO warned that continued inaction would force it to launch democratic agitations, stressing that the government carries both a constitutional and moral duty to safeguard the Kuki-Zo community.

“Anything less than swift and decisive action would be a betrayal of justice and an open invitation to further crimes,” the statement declared.

As of the time of filing this report, authorities and the Ministry of Home Affairs had not issued a response to either CoTU’s ultimatum or the KSO’s demand for urgent intervention. Local residents and commuters along NH-2 are expected to closely monitor the situation as the 48-hour deadline approaches.

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