Kuki group outrightly rejects allegations made by parents of Rajasthan Wushu Team

The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki civil body, has rejected the ‘sensational and unsubstantiated’ allegations circulated in sections of the media regarding the alleged harassment and extortion of the Rajasthan School Wushu team during their return journey from Imphal after participating in the 69th National School Games.

In a release issued on Monday, the Committee stated that no such incident has been reported to any police station, control room, or security agency in Manipur till date.

“ In a conflict-sensitive state where security forces are on high alert and movement is closely monitored, it is inconceivable that an armed, gunpoint extortion Incident involving a school team could occur without leaving any official trace or prompt reporting. The complete absence of any FIR, GD entry, or formal complaint exposes the hollowness of these claims”, CoTU stated.

The tribal body pointed out that the Rajasthan School Wushu team authorities and parents have failed to disclose the exact location, time, route, or jurisdiction where the alleged incident supposedly occurred. Without these basic and essential details, the allegation remains nothing more than a fabricated narrative designed to provoke fear and outrage, stated the release.

CoTU stated that the allegation recklessly and maliciously labels the supposed miscreants as "Kuki militants’ when the complainants themselves are non-locals, unfamiliar with the region, its people, languages, and identities.

“On what basis did they identify the alleged individuals as "Kuki militants"? No explanation has been offered. No distinguishing features, uniforms, insignia, language, or proof have been cited”, the release stated.

Stating that the allegation has raised a serious question:, CoTU questioned whether the allegation was a deliberate attempt to communalise a non-existent incident and maligned an entire tribal community already victimised by sustained violence and vilification.

“Such irresponsible statements not only lack credibility but also endanger communal harmony, undermine public trust, and amount to ethnic profiling. At a time when Manipur desperately needs peace, healing, and responsible conduct, peddling vague and inflammatory accusations without evidence is deeply condemnable” stated the release

Baseless allegations, unnamed locations, unidentified perpetrators, and communal labelling do not constitute truth but they constitute propaganda CoTU stated while adding that they will not remain silent while an already traumatize community is dragged through the mud on the strength of unverified and dubious claims.