External Media House Falls for MeItei Media Lies; Publishes a False Report

A fabricated news has been doing the rounds on social media via an online news portal nenow.in wherein the report states that two suspected cadres of the KNA have been killed and several others injured in a gunfight with security forces in the border town of Moreh that stretched from Saturday afternoon to the early hours of Sunday.

The report further goes on to state that the gunfight began at around 3.30pm on Saturday as a result of Manipur police commandos coming under attack from militants.

The report seems to have been sourced from Imphal valley based media sources who make it a point to turn every narrative againts the Kukis. The facts are that the police commandos had been using excessive force against the civilian population in Moreh, resorting to wanton violence against civilians including firing live rounds at some civilians. They have also been reported to exercise a heavy hand on livestock belonging to the townspeople. The exchange of gunfire began as some unidentified men took offence at their excessive behaviour.

In this regard, the Kuki National Army (KNA), whom the online news portal has alleged of being involved in the gunfight resulting in loss of life of its cadres and injury to others, have issued a clarification on the matter.

The KNA through its Dept. Of Information & Publicity has thus clarified the matter stating, “This Fabricated News from some News channel is a blatant lie and unfounded News published without facts & findings from the ground. No Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres were involved in the firing and no dead whatsoever as claimed by the News from different channels. The gunfight was between the Manipur State Commandos and The Kuki-Zo Village Volunteers of Moreh who were protecting their God given Ancestral Land.”

Media houses outside of Manipur must always take whatever news comes out of the Imphal valley with a pinch of salt and verify each item of news that the lie factories based in Imphal valley produce. Their history of fabricating news and turning the narrative against the Kukis has been well documented time and time again. It is a wonder how nenow.in deemed it fit to publish the news without any verification. It raises doubts on their credibility and integrity. And unlike the Meiteis who hide their number of casualties for fear of public panic and/or public outrage by under-reporting their figures, the Kuki-Zo community has always been transparent about the status of its deaths and every death has always been declared a martyr and publicised with high regard. Although heavy firing has been reported till time of filing, no death has been reported. And the KNA has issued a clarification about its lack of involvement in the current firefight.