Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on December 5 stated that insurgency movement in the state was “indulging in terrorism” in recent times, reports India Express. She stated that “In the recent times, there has been a noticeable change in the insurgent movement, shifting away from the ideology of insurgency and instead indulging in terrorism — planting bombs/IEDs at strategic locations which target innocent civilians, individual residences, commercial establishments and vehicles plying on National Highways, and extortion of money from officials”. The Governor also said that though National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is under a ceasefire with the Government of India, they are still actively involved in extortion and other criminal activities in Manipur. Similarly, the UG outfits belonging to other tribes, which have entered into Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreements, are also involved in incidents of extortions.