Naga group seeks return of man's severed head after fresh Manipur violence, issues 48-hr ultimatum

Smoke and flames billow after armed miscreants allegedly set fire to houses, at Litan Sareikhong village, in Ukhrul district of Manipur. File | Photo Credit: PTI

A Naga civil society organisation has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the return of the severed head of a man allegedly killed by armed groups in Manipur's Kangpokpi district.

The headless body of 52-year-old Ajinbou R., allegedly killed in a suspected militant attack on Makui Ashang village in Kangpokpi district on Saturday (October 10, 2026), was brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal for post-mortem on Sunday (October 11, 2026) night.

A video purportedly of Ajinbou's head among heavily armed militants wearing camouflage went viral on Saturday (October 10, 2026).