The main federal government on Monday extended the restriction on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)] together with all its factions, wings and front organisations for another 5 years, mentioning their participation in activities considered prejudicial to India’s sovereignty and stability. The restriction will work from September 28, 2025, according to a notice released by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The federal government kept in mind that NSCN (K) has actually stated its goal to develop a sovereign Nagaland incorporating Naga-inhabited locations of the Indo-Myanmar area, withdrawing from the Indian Union. The group has actually apparently aligned itself with other illegal attire, consisting of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) [ULFA (I)]People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and individuals’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The MHA even more highlighted that the group has actually been associated with kidnapping for ransom, extortion from business people, federal government authorities and civilians, and in belongings of unlawful arms and ammo. It has actually likewise acquired assistance from anti-India forces abroad to obtain weapons and other support.
“Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the central government hereby declares the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)] along with all its factions, wings and front organisations as an unlawful association,” the notice stated.
In between September 28, 2020, and April 30, 2025, NSCN (K) cadres were apparently associated with 71 signed up cases, with 56 chargesheets submitted and 35 cadres prosecuted. They were linked in 51 other criminal activities, with 85 arrests and 69 surrenders taped. Authorities likewise recuperated 69 arms, 52 publications, 931 live rounds, 10 grenades, 150 detonators, 3 dynamites gel tubes, 200 grams of trinitrotoluene, a 1.5 kg improvised explosive gadget (IED), and 800 grams of other dynamites. Throughout this duration, 13 underground cadres were eliminated in action by authorities or security forces.
The state federal governments of Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh had actually likewise advised stating NSCN (K) an illegal association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
“And whereas, the central government is of the opinion that the aforesaid activities of NSCN (K) are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India and if these are not immediately curbed and controlled, the NSCN (K) may further regroup and rearm itself, expand its cadres, procure sophisticated weapons, cause loss of lives of civilians and security forces and thereby accelerate its anti-national activities. And whereas, the central government is of the opinion that for the reasons aforesaid, the NSCN (K) together with its factions, wings and front organisations, is an unlawful association,” the alert included.
The home ministry stated situations exist that make it required to state NSCN (K) and its affiliates an illegal association with impact from September 28.
“Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 3 of the said Act, hereby directs that this notification shall, subject to any order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have immediate effect from the 28th September, 2025 for a period of five years,” the notice stated.
NSCN (K) has actually been a prohibited organisation for years, with the restriction regularly extended every 5 years. Its veteran leader, S Khaplang, a Myanmarese Naga, died in 2017. The attire is now run by 2 of his deputies.
The competing faction, NSCN-IM, continues peace settlements with the main federal government intended at discovering a long lasting resolution to Nagaland’s seven-decade-old revolt.
