The NSCN/GPRN (Yung Aung) condemned the killing of Major Manwang Leipha Konyak in Tizit on January 23, alleging involvement of the Ang Mai-Mulatonu group.
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DIMAPUR — The NSCN/GPRN (Yung Aung) has expressed shock and anguish at the killing of Major Manwang Leipha Konyak of the Naga Army in Tizit, Mon district, allegedly by the Ang Mai-Mulatonu group on the evening of January 23.
In a condemnation note, the Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) of the NSCN/GPRN (YA) stated that the group has once again unleashed its atrocity and brutality on its members. It described the act as a "well-coordinated conspiracy" and "cowardly and shameful".
The statement asserted that no amount of propaganda can justify the killing of an innocent officer for simply being a member of the Yung Aung-led NSCN/GPRN.
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It informed that late Manwang was taking leave on health grounds after being released from an Indian jail last month. It alleged that he was killed at point-blank range by armed assailants led by Brigadier Noktha of the Ang Mai group, who is also allegedly responsible for the murder of Haiwang, a central council member of the NSCN/GPRN, in 2023 in Tizit.
The group stated that "anti-people elements in connivance with the Indian agencies are daydreaming that they could suppress the NSCN/GPRN by eliminating our unsuspecting and innocent members." It condemned the killing in the severest terms.
The release added that late Manwang Leipha had served the Naga nation sincerely. The Commander-in-Chief of the Naga Army has posthumously promoted him to the rank of lieutenant colonel. The group conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.