Imphal, Oct. 26 -- The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) has demanded the immediate termination of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Kuki National Army (KNA) and Kuki Liberation Army (KLA), operating under the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), alleging serious violations of the pact's ground rules.

The demand follows a security operation at Shamushang Camp, where security forces reportedly arrested 18 individuals and seized a cache of sophisticated weapons. COCOMI said the findings exposed serious shortcomings in the government's implementation of the SoO arrangement.

According to the committee, the designated camp was supposed to accommodate 66 KNA cadres and 93 KLA cadres, but only one individual...