With the aim to join the mainstream and to san violence, as many as eight militants of the Kuki Tribal Union (KTU) surrendered before the Commanding Officer, 11 Assam Rifles at its camp base at Sarkari Bagan at Haflong on Friday. 

It is learnt that the Assam Rifles had been convincing the cadres for months after their extortion/ demand activities were detected. It is stated that all surrendered cadres were broke away members of the militant group Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) who joined the KTU. 

The group operates mainly in Kuki dominated areas of Nagaland, Dima Hasao, and Karbi Anglong in Assam and Manipur. The group recently started collecting taxes in Kuki’s area of Jiribam and Tamenglong.

“The group is affiliated with the NSCN (IM) and is receiving training from them at Hebron camp in Nagaland. It can be said they are wings of NSCN (IM) since it’s the only Kuki militant organization working closely with the NSCN (IM),”.

The Kuki Tribal Union (KTU) NSCN/GPRN was formed in the early 1960s as part of the NSCN-IM and it’s headquartered at Hebron in Nagaland. It is presided over by Lh Paohao Khongsai, who is also a Steering committee member of NSCN IM.

The surrendered militants were known as self style Sergeant Major Seigou (arm wing), self style Sergeant Major, Sam (arm wings), SS Lance Corporal, Jack (arm wing), SS Corporal, Albert (arm wing) SS Private, Robert (arm wing), SS Rajapeu, James (Civil wing), SS Asst Political organizer, Benjamin (Civil wing) and SS Asst Political Organizer, Mang (Civil wing).

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