The NSCN/GPRN, through the Office of the Central Administrative Officer, Zeilad, Zeliangrong Region, has issued a clarification on the firing incident at Kaiphundai on June 26, alleging that the Zeliangrong United Front (J) [ZUF (J)] had violated the ground rules of its Ceasefire/Agreement (CoO) with the Government of India.
In the clarification issued on June 27, the NSCN alleged that on March 20, 2026, “ZUF (J) cadres were transported from Khoupum and dropped at Old Agro Mile (Kaiphundai Kuki Village) by Indian security forces.” It further claimed that the following day, the cadres “attacked the Kaiphundai outpost.”
According to the NSCN, after the attack, the cadres “did not return to their base camp and began collecting tax using the name of the NSCN on NH-37.” The statement also alleged that they “harassed members of the public in the region, especially vehicles travelling on NH-37.”
The NSCN stated that under the CoO agreement signed between the Government of India and ZUF (J), the group “should remain at their designated camp, Mount Ararat, and must not collect taxes.”
It said the NSCN had appealed to ZUF (J) several times to stop its activities along NH-37 but “received no positive response.”
“After exercising considerable patience, and in order to prevent further bloodshed in the region, the NSCN fired blank shots on 26 June 2026 at Kaiphundai,” the statement said.
The NSCN further alleged that “ZUF (J) is a proxy of the Government of India, and its primary aim is to weaken the Naga national movement.”
It also claimed there was “living proof” that ZUF (J) had been used by the government to transport cadres to attack the NSCN, adding that this “was also made public on social media by former cadres.”
The statement further alleged that ZUF (J) had “misled the Zeliangrong people in the name of a ‘Zeliangrong Homeland’” and described the group as “a self-styled group aligned with the government to sabotage the Naga movement.”
Appealing to other Naga political groups, the NSCN said Naga factions operating in Zeilad and the Zeliangrong region “should endorse the Framework Agreement signed between the Government of India and the NSCN on 3 August 2015.”
The organization also stated that it welcomed “all Naga factions for reconciliation,” adding that the Naga solution is “One Talk, One Agreement.”