Niki Sumi

A faction of Naga rebels, led by the most wanted leader Niki Sumi, has decided to revive its ceasefire with the Centre with immediate effect. In a statement, the group -- which revoked a 15-year-old ceasefire agreement in 2015 -- said they have contacted the Central government for initiating peace talks.

Niki Sumi, the self-styled military advisor of NSCN-K, is said to be the brain behind the June 4 attack on an Army convoy in Manipur, government officials said.

Early on Tuesday morning, when a team of the elite 21 Para (Special Forces) reached a militant camp in Ponyu, a few kilometres inside Myanmar, they realised it was largely empty, contrary to intelligence inputs, sources have told NDTV.

A faction of Naga rebels, led by the most wanted leader Niki Sumi, has decided to revive its ceasefire with the Centre with immediate effect. In a statement, the group -- which revoked a 15-year-old ceasefire agreement in 2015 -- said they have contacted the Central government for initiating peace talks.

Niki Sumi, the self-styled military advisor of NSCN-K, is said to be the brain behind the June 4 attack on an Army convoy in Manipur, government officials said.

Early on Tuesday morning, when a team of the elite 21 Para (Special Forces) reached a militant camp in Ponyu, a few kilometres inside Myanmar, they realised it was largely empty, contrary to intelligence inputs, sources have told NDTV.