Fourteen Kuki hostages have been released after 27 days. The United Naga Council facilitated the release following consultations and humanitarian appeals. Assurances were given by the Union and Manipur governments regarding efforts to trace six missing Nagas. Vehicular movement remains disrupted due to ongoing bandhs and blockades related to missing persons following a recent ambush.

The United Naga Council said that it hoped the six Naga men who continue to be held by armed groups would also be released soon.

Manipur: Fourteen Kuki hostages were released in Manipur after 27 days. The United Naga Council facilitated their handover to authorities. This breakthrough occurred amid a…

Fourteen Kuki civilians held hostage by Naga groups were released following government and community intervention in Manipur.

Fourteen Kuki hostages have been released after 27 days. The United Naga Council facilitated the release following consultations and humanitarian appeals. Assurances were given by…

The release was facilitated by the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex Naga body in Manipur, and other civil society organisations. | India News

They were abducted on May 13 after three church leaders were killed and five others injured amid tensions between the two communities.

Manipur Police have recovered the bodies of six individuals, believed to be Naga men taken hostage on May 13. This discovery follows the release of 14 Kuki individuals abducted…

The United Naga Council has announced a 24-hour shutdown across Naga areas after six Naga civilians abducted in May were found dead in Kangpokpi district. The body has demanded…

#WATCH | Imphal, Manipur: The bodies of 6 Naga individuals from the Naga community, who were allegedly abducted by villagers on May 13, 2026, from Leilon Vaiphei village, have…

The six Naga civilians who were among the 48 individuals from both Naga and Kuki communities, held hostage on May 13, were missing even after 14 each from either group were set…

Two Kuki villagers were killed and two injured in Manipur; the attack follows the discovery of six mutilated Naga hostages' bodies. | India News

Two identified Naga hostages spark demands to end the peace deal with Kuki groups amid rising tensions in Manipur.