The Centre on Monday decided to extend the ban imposed on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN (K)] along with all its factions, wings and front organisations for five more years due to its involvement in activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India. The ban will be effective from September 28 for a period of five years, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification said. The central government is of the opinion that the NSCN (K) has declared its aim to create a sovereign Nagaland incorporating the Naga inhabited areas of the Indo-Myanmar region by secession from the Indian Union and aligned itself with other unlawful associations like the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) [ULFA (I)], People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and People's Liberation Army (PLA), it said. The group is also indulged in kidnapping for ransom and extortion of money from businessmen, government officials and other civilians, possessed illega
As many as 531 underground cadres of NSCN-K and 542 overground workers were arrested in Manipur and Nagaland