Guwahati, June 6 -- Reported by Bit Irom

Imphal: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) has urged Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), the apex Kuki body in Manipur, and its affiliates to cease circulating unsubstantiated claims arising from the killing of three Kuki civilians, including a woman, in Kangpokpi district on Friday.

NSCN-IM has flatly rejected a press statement issued by KIM on June 5, which alleged that armed Naga groups were responsible for a violent pre-dawn attack at Loibol Khullen village in Kangpokpi district.

The incident resulted in the deaths of three civilians and the burning of multiple houses and two vehicles.

In a strong rebuttal, NSCN-IM accused KIM of orchestrating a "systematic fabrication, distortion, an...