Three DEAD, including PREGNANT Woman, in LOIBOL Raid

Kangpokpi, 5 June 2026 — A brutal early-morning assault on the quiet Kuki village of Loibol Khullen in Kangpokpi District has left three innocent civilians dead, seven residential houses reduced to ashes, and several families completely devastated. The unprovoked attack, which occurred at approximately 4:00 AM today, was carried out by heavily armed militants allegedly belonging to the NSCN-IM and its proxy ZUF-K, alongside various Valley-Based Insurgent Groups (VBIGs).

The tragedy has sent shockwaves through the region due to the sheer cruelty inflicted upon a single family. The deceased have been identified as Letkhongam Haokip, his 30-year-old wife Mrs. Tinmary Haokip, and Mr. Jangminlal Haokip. In a deeply heartbreaking disclosure, it was revealed that Mrs. Tinmary Haokip was seven months pregnant with her unborn child when she was mercilessly gunned down alongside her husband and relative.

The incident has triggered widespread outrage and unanimous condemnation from apex tribal bodies across Manipur. In separate statements, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM), Kuki Inpi South-West Sadar Hills, the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), Kuki Students Organisation Sadar Hills, and the Hill Tribal Council (HTC) Moreh has denounced the raid as a "barbaric act of violence" and a violation of fundamental human rights. COTU further termed the assault a premeditated and well-orchestrated strategy designed to reignite the bitter Kuki-Naga ethnic conflicts of the 1990s.

Public fury is also mounting against the state government and local law enforcement apparatus for their glaring failure to protect civilians.

Kuki leaders are openly questioning how such a heavily coordinated insurgent raid could take place despite the recent deployment of additional central security forces, including the elite Cobra commando battalion, to the area.

Describing the administrative response as a form of "conspicuous inaction," the HTC Moreh and allied organisations have demanded an immediate, impartial judicial enquiry, the swift arrest of the perpetrators within 24 hours, and urgent state intervention to safeguard all vulnerable Kuki-Zo villages from future bloodshed.

~ KV NEWS