Overview
- Security forces recovered the remains of six people on June 10 after an intensive search operation that involved hundreds of personnel and forensic teams.
- Family members have been identifying the bodies at the JNIMS mortuary but reports vary on how many were visually confirmed, with some outlets saying two, others four, and one reporting all six identified.
- Relatives and local sources reported severe mutilation, dismemberment and, in some cases, beheading, which has deepened community outrage and grief.
- Inspector General Ningshen Worngam said the case was handed to the National Investigation Agency and Home Minister K. Govindas pledged swift arrests and stern action.
- The United Naga Council has imposed shutdowns and sent a memorandum calling for the abrogation of the Centre’s Suspension of Operations pacts, while fresh attacks such as the June 11 assault on Kultuh village show the risk of broader communal escalation and further civilian harm.