Imphal, Oct. 13 -- The Myanmar-based Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) has denied having any operational presence in India, accusing security agencies and the Manipur government of blaming the rebel group to conceal their own failures in maintaining law and order.

In an official statement issued on October 12, 2026, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), operating as the Government of Kuki State General Headquarters, said the KNA-B's military activities were confined to Myanmar, where it claimed to be fighting for the restoration of democracy and the protection of civilians.

The organisation dismissed as fabricated recent intelligence reports alleging that two KNA-B cadres had been killed in Manipur's border district of Kamjong.

The grou...