New Delhi, September 22: The Government of India has extended the ban on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), including all its factions, wings, and front organisations, for another five years. The ban, notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), will come into effect from September 28 under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
According to the notification, the Centre observed that the NSCN-K has openly declared its objective of creating a sovereign Nagaland by seceding from India and incorporating Naga-inhabited areas across the Indo-Myanmar region. The group has also forged links with other outlawed outfits such as the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-I), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The MHA further noted the group’s involvement in kidnapping, extortion of money from civilians, businessmen, and government officials, as well as the illegal possession of arms and ammunition. It has also reportedly sought assistance from anti-India forces in other countries to procure weapons and logistical suppng solution to Nagaland’s decades-long insurgency.
