Centre Constitutes UAPA Tribunal to Review NSCN(K) Ban

Overview

• The Ministry of Home Affairs appointed Gauhati High Court judge Nelson Sailo to head the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal under Section 5 of the UAPA.
• The tribunal will examine whether sufficient cause exists to classify NSCN (K), including all factions, wings and front organisations, as an unlawful association.
• The Centre extended the ban on the group on September 22, effective September 28, 2025, for a further five years.
• Government notifications cite the outfit’s declared goal of a sovereign Nagaland, alleged alignments with ULFA(I), PREPAK and PLA, and activities including kidnapping, extortion and illegal arms procurement with foreign support.
• Official data records 13 cadres killed and 71 cases registered between September 28, 2020 and April 30, 2025, and the states of Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh recommended the unlawful designation.