Active NSCN-K(YA) Militant Arrested by Assam Rifles in Arunachal
Guwahati: An active cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) K(YA) was apprehended by Assam Rifles soldiers in the Longkhao village of Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding.
Based on intelligence inputs, the rebel was captured during a joint operation by the Assam Rifles and the Arunachal Pradesh police.
“Based on specific input, a joint operation along with Arunachal Police was launched on Tuesday,” an official release stated.
The columns cordoned off the area and carried out a thorough search which led to the apprehension of an active insurgent of NSCN K(YA), it added.
The captured rebel was later turned over to the local police for further legal proceedings.