The attack appeared to have stemmed from a sharp rift between the Kuki National Front-Presidential group (KNF-P) and the KNA-B over territorial dominance along the international border.
Instead of neutralising the source of aggression, some security personnel allegedly discharged live ammunition toward Naga civilians undertaking community defence of their homes.
No "self-styled" organization or student body possesses the power to alter territorial classifications or create parallel administrative structures through intimidation.
TNL claimed that the Ministry of Home Affairs was involved in enabling the violence, asserting that Kuki SoO groups were being used as mercenaries against the Tangkhul Nagas.
Tangkhul side had exercised restraint and ensured that village volunteers did not engage in firing, adding that “not a single bullet” had been fired from their side during that period.