New Delhi: NSCN(K), responsible for the killing of 18 Army men in Manipur, will soon be declared a banned organisation again.
The Home Ministry has prepared a note for the Union Cabinet for declaring the SS Khaplang-led Naga rebel group as outlawed in the wake of the June 4 strike and recent series of attacks on security forces by it.
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Coffins of the soldiers of Dogra Regiment who were killed in an ambush by the militants, draped in Tri-Colours at a wreath laying ceremony in Imphal (Photo: PTI)
After the Union Cabinet's approval, the NSCN-K will be declared a banned group and its name will be put in the list of organisations, which are declared as banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
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NSCN-K was a banned organisation till 2001 but it was withdrawn after the group entered into a ceasefire agreement with the government.
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Army soldiers prepare to remove the Indian flag from the coffin of their colleague Randeep Singh, prior to his funeral in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: AP)
Khaplang, a Naga from Myanmar, is based in the neighbouring country and most camps of the group are believed to be located there.
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Following the killing of the 18 Army soldiers, commandos of Special Forces carried out a strike in the militant camps deep inside Myanmar.
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Wife and sisters cry near the coffin of Manoj Kumar who was killed in an ambush in Manipur, at his native village Maseran in Mandi (Photo: PTI)
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