Dimapur, March 18: The NSCN-IM on Tuesday accused the rival Khaplang faction of the NSCN and top brass of the Indian Army collaborating to eliminate top Sumi leaders working in the Isak-Muivah faction of the outfit.

The NSCN-IM today alleged that Rs 10 lakh per head was offered by the top officer of the Indian security forces to the NSCN-K for killing the Sumi leaders working in the NSCN-IM.

According to the NSCN-IM, top Indian Army officer General Deepak Kapoor, the present Chief of the Army, had offered the NSCN-K leaders of Rs.10, 00,000/-(ten lakh) per head, even showing willingness to double the amount "if the signal is good enough".

This deadly programme was discussed at the official residence of General Kapoor on November 21, 2005, added the NSCN-IM today.

The NSCN-IM alleged that "captain" Vikiye was used by NSCN-K leader Mulatuno, and in most of the occasions, much to the discomfort of the captain's conscience.

As revealed by Vikiye, he accompanied Mulatuno and Wangtin Kayak (both NSCN-K leaders) to Delhi on three occasions in connection with ceasefire extension, said the NSCN-IM statement.

In Delhi they were put up at the residence of top Indian army officer.

"Significantly, the present Chief of the Indian Army General Deepak Kapoor, played an important host to them in Delhi.

It was on one such meeting in Delhi with the then Lt.General (GSO) Deepak Kapoor that a serious conspiracy was hatched to eliminate some of the top Sumi national workers including Qhevihe, Qhehezu Tuccu and others in the NSCN.

General Kapoor offered them Rs.10, 00,000/- per head, even showing willingness to double the amount if the signal is good enough.

This deadly programe was discussed at the official residence of General Kapoor in 2005, Nov.

21," alleged the NSCN-IM in a statement today.

The outfit said that the old story of Assam Rifles who have been working in close liaison "with the K-group as a counter-force against NSCN was brought to life again when two important functionaries of K-group shifted allegiance to the mainstream NSCN after tasting the sorry state of affairs in K-group with brother-in-law duo, Mulatuno and Kitovi controls everything and others are kept with their mouth shut for few lakhs of money and even Khaplang, the Chairman is in the dark of the Indo-Naga affairs and other related issues that concerns the Nagas" Capt.

Said with a tone of regret for having been in political wilderness and recklessly used by Mulatuno and Kitovi".

The NSCN-IM further alleged that "interestingly, these are the top Sumi NSCN leaders" who refused to turn traitors like Azheto Chophy and his like-minded colleagues, who allowed themselves to be hoodwinked by the New Delhi intelligence bosses.

The outfit said that the false cry of Azheto for Naga unification is all a part of this destructive anti-Naga program that was made to appear in sugar-coated manner.

"As testified by Vikiye about the Nagaland Assembly Election, the result of which has gone against the Congress, the New Delhi Congress masters and their Naga stooges in the person of traitors like Azheto group have to bite the dust.

Not surprisingly, there is rumbling in the Azheto group with many questioning the wisdom of running away from NSCN," stated the NSCN-IM.

The NSCN-IM also said that Kivi Kips, also a graduate was at one time personal secretary to Kitovi for three years.

He joined the NSCN-K in Oct 2000."Though it is a matter of eight years for him to realize his mistake of associating with this group, he expressed his deep regret and anguish for having taken such long years to come to the mainstream NSCN," stated the outfit in a lengthy statement on Tuesday.