Imphal, July 31 -- The NSCN (IM) has accused CRPF CoBRA units and the Zeliangrong United Front (Jiangchui) of killing a Naga Village Guard in Manipur's Noney district on July 29.

The allegation follows a fatal clash at Bitiang village, where volunteers of the Western Command of the Naga Village Guard and the Joint Tribes Council Manipur (JTCM) were reportedly defending the area.

In a press release, the NSCN (IM) condemned the operation as an unprovoked and unacceptable assault on the indigenous Naga community. It alleged that the involvement of Indian security forces alongside armed aggressors undermined the state's neutrality.

Hundreds of mourners, including civil society leaders, church representatives and Naga National workers from ...