PRESS STATEMENT | 24 June 2026
Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) strongly condemned Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam’s reported remarks on avoiding further arrests of Arambai Tenggol members.
Arambai Tenggol has been involved in grave human rights violations against the Kuki-Zo community, including:
🚨Rape
🚨Naked Parade
🚨Butchering
🚨Beheading
🚨Mutilating
🚨Burning alive
KIM demands:
📍Immediate retraction of the statement
📍Full-scale arrests and prosecution of all perpetrators
📍An end to impunity and justice for victims
KIM states that lasting peace and justice require accountability for all crimes committed during the Manipur conflict.
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🚨 Manipur Home Minister Mr. Govindas Konthoujam recently proposed blanket pardon and soft treatment for #ArambaiTenggol militants, referring to them as “our sons”.
Here is the record of crimes committed by Arambai Tenggol against Kuki-Zo people:
Sexual Violence Against Kuki-Zo Women:
Arambai Tenggol gang-raped and tortured Florence Nengpichong Hangshing (24) and Olivia Lhingneithem Chongloi (21) to death in Imphal on 4 May 2023. The two young women were dragged out, brutally raped and murdered in extreme cruelty.
Arambai Tenggol abducted 18-year-old Nengtinlhing Haokip from an ATM in Imphal on 15 May 2023, gang-raped her repeatedly at multiple locations, tortured her severely and dumped her. She suffered unbearable pain and trauma for nearly 3 years and finally died on 10 January 2026.
Arambai Tenggol raped and burned alive Zosangkim Hmar (31), a Kuki-Zo school teacher and mother of three, in Zairawn village, Jiribam on 7 November 2024. They shot her, sexually assaulted her and set her body on fire.
Arambai Tenggol dragged Mrs. Hatbem Kipgen out of a relief camp in Kakching Khunou on 31 May 2023, raped, tortured and killed her.
Amnesty International documented at least 32 cases of rape and gang-rape by Arambai Tenggol members against Kuki-Zo women and girls. Many more remain unreported.
Killings of Kuki-Zo Men, Children and Civilians:
Arambai Tenggol beheaded David Theik, a village volunteer, in Langza village and burned his dismembered body.
They shot 5-year-old Tonsing Hangsing in the head, then stopped the ambulance and burned the child alive along with his mother and relative.
They abducted Nehmang Kipgen, severed his arms and legs, then burned him alive.
They bludgeoned James Lamminlal Khongsai to death in Langol.
They shot Benzamin Guite (22), a village volunteer, with sniper fire in Sugnu Langching.
They killed and mutilated Kamlengsat Lunkim (22) and Kamminlal Lupheng (23) in Phailengmol, Kangpokpi on 13 April 2024. Their bodies were chopped, stabbed and dragged.
They butchered Jamkhogin Haokip, Thangkhokai Haokip and Hollenson Baite in Thowai village on 18 August 2023 in the most barbaric manner.
They executed Jangpao Touthang, Khaimang Guite and Mrs. Domkhohoi in Khoken village.
They tortured and shot Seigoulen Singson, then dumped his bullet-riddled body in the river in Jiribam.
They killed Pastor Sehkhohao Kipgen and Kamlallian Vaiphei (first victims in Kangvai).
They shot Thangginlun Lupheng in Khongsai Veng, lynched Ngamthang Lhungdim and Jamkholal Lhungdim in front of their families.
They burned Songthat Letminthang Haokip alive in Sangaiprou.
They shot Chonkholen Haokip (CRPF constable on leave) in Lhunjang.
They killed Thangchon, Lethoi Haokip, Lammang Kipgen, Demkhogin Khongsai, Lunminthang, Thanggunlen Haokip, Letlalkhuol Gangte and many more Kuki men.
Arambai Tenggol also carried out mass killings, burned hundreds of Kuki villages and churches, and looted thousands of weapons from police armouries to use against Kuki-Zo civilians.
Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam — after all these rapes, gang-rapes, torture of women, burning of children alive, beheadings, mutilations and mass murders — do these monsters deserve pardon?
Do the families of these victims get justice, or do the perpetrators get protection because they are called “our sons”?
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-Hills Mojo
The Kuki apex body claimed that women, children, students, and elderly residents have been subjected to fear and intimidation during the operations.
Read more: https://t.co/EQXsc5ker8
Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said certain elements were working against his government’s efforts to restore peace and normality in the State.
https://t.co/ztGA8kBb8r
The village authority said that the man was an “innocent civilian” who was killed during an “unprovoked assault”. It further alleged that after his death, his clothes were changed into military fatigues and his body was taken away.
Read more: https://t.co/FG3W7yATbH
The state of affairs in Manipur where injured can't be treated in a hospital in the state capital. And have to be airlifted in the middle of the night to a Kuki-majority district. If Modi and Shah can't govern, why don't they formally divide the state then?
This is supposed to be the biggest achievement of the Modi govt and a showpiece exploit of the Hindutva ideology. And it does tell us something about the ideology and its custodians.
Upper class men will use pics of lower caste, underprivileged men working in inhumane conditions, appropriate their struggle and proclaim “feminism ends here”
Beyond that, they never give a shit about improving their working conditions and treating them as dignified human beings rather than disposable labour.
#BREAKING
🆘️MEDICAL ETHICS EVAPORATE AT RIMS:
Director & Staff Unanimously agrees to stop further treatment of 3 Kuki civilians to appease lynching mob.
■The 3 kuki civilians were undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in an unprovoked attack carried out by the Konsakhul-based NSCN-IM yesterday (15.6.26.).
■Ironically, the decision of the RIMS Director & staff to stop further treatment for the kuki civilians came Minutes after the Social Media handle of RIMS posted, "The sole responsibility of RIMS is to provide medical care to all patients brought to the hospital. It is the professional, ethical, and humanitarian duty of doctors and healthcare workers to attend to and treat patients requiring medical attention, irrespective of their background or circumstances."
■Yesterday, a message "If we want to kill them while they're still alive, We need strength in numbers" was broadcasted by Manipur Naga Leaders to all the Meiteis & Manipur Nagas in Imphal to mobilize en masse at RIMS Hospital to kill all the Kuki Patients undergoing treatment at RIMS.
After which, thousands of Meiteis & Manipur Naga mobs stormed the premises of RIMS Hospital in an attempt to lynch the 3 Kuki civilians.
🚨It must be emphasized that RIMS was established as a joint venture by all Northeastern states, it is a National Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Therefore, RIMS is not the exclusive property of any one community & it does not belong to any single community.
■It's also worth noting that:
The Union Minister, Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India @JPNadda is President of RIMS Board of Governors & the CM of Manipur @YKhemchandSingh its Vice President.
The Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India is the Chairman of RIMS Executive council.
🚨But most importantly, If the safety of Kuki patients cannot be guaranteed at RIMS by either the Union Govt or the Manipur Govt & certain communities in Manipur object to Kuki patients receiving treatment at RIMS Imphal, it is imperative that the Government of India immediately establish a similar premier medical facility equivalent to RIMS or AIIMS in EVERY Kuki-dominated districts.
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Fake press release alert. Bad fonts, wrong details, obvious edit. Do better with research and editing skills before misleading people.
Whoever edited it deserved a smack in the face. @PIBFactCheck@AltNews#Manipur
@rlungleng You finally succumbed to the majoritarian propaganda. You should stop commenting on the manipur situation since you've lost your ability to discern truth and be objective.