Imphal: Tangkhul Naga civil society organisations have issued a three-day ultimatum to the State and Central governments, demanding the removal of alleged Kuki militants from Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur and an NIA investigation into Friday’s fatal ambush along National Highway 202, according to a joint statement issued by the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) Media Cell.

The ultimatum follows the daylight killing of four Tangkhul Naga civilians at New Haven along NH-202 around midday on November 13, 2026.

According to statements issued by the TNL Working Committee and the Tangkhul Naga Foothills Organisation (TNFO), suspected militants opened indiscriminate fire on two Imphal-bound vehicles just a few hundred metres from a Border Security Force (BSF) outpost.

The deceased were identified as Haoleila RS and her son, Kapangkhui RS, from Shangshak Khullen village, who were travelling in a Swift car, and siblings Tychicus Ngalung and V R Tanmila from Tashar village, who were travelling in a Bolero pickup truck.

The bereaved families have decided not to claim the bodies until the organisations’ demands are met. They have warned that the public will launch an indefinite agitation if the authorities fail to act within the three-day deadline.

Holding the State and Central governments solely responsible for the security lapse, the TNL and TNFO demanded the immediate withdrawal of central security forces deployed at the New Haven site.

The organisations’ leaders said this was the fourth fatal incident at the same location and asserted that the ambush, which occurred just metres from an established BSF post, had eroded public trust in the existing security arrangements.

Both organisations called on the wider Naga community and indigenous groups to support upcoming democratic agitations to ensure civilian safety along the highway.

The TNL Working Committee also cited a wider pattern of escalating violence in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts in recent days.

The committee said that a 49-year-old farmer, Newton Mahung, was seriously injured by gunfire while harvesting paddy at Sinakeithei village on November 12. The firing allegedly came from hills where a BSF battalion was stationed.

Earlier incidents cited by the TNL included an ambush on vehicles near TM Kasom, close to Litan police station, on November 4, and heavy gunfire near Kamjong district headquarters on November 8.

The organisation attributed these incidents to cadres of the Kuki National Army-Burma (KNA-B) and Village Volunteers of Eastern Zone (VVEZ) based in Chassad.

The TNL said that despite exercising extreme restraint in response to continued aggression along the NH-202 corridor since February 2026, government apathy had compelled civil society groups to take a firm stand.