Imphal, Oct. 26 -- The Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC) has condemned a joint operation conducted by central security forces and the Cobra team at a designated camp in Manipur, demanding the immediate release of 17 Kuki cadres covered under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement who were detained during the raid.

In a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister on Sunday, the human rights body described the detentions as unlawful and urged the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to intervene. The council called on the authorities to provide a valid legal basis for the arrests, warning that the detained cadres should be released if the government cannot justify the action under the law.

The KHRC alleged that the operation violated consti...