AR nabs five hardcore militants ITANAGAR, July 3: 19 Assam Rifles (AR) in a joint search operation with Tirap district police has apprehended 3 hardcore NSCN (K) cadres at Laju on July 01. During the operation the forces cordoned off entire Lazu area and apprehended SS Second Lt Wangloo Tiri, SS Cpl Sontoi Hodoung and SS Cpl Kijen Nymte. The other ...

KHONSA, June 1: Deomali Police achieved a major success with the arrest of two cadres of NSCN(K) on May 29 in a joint operation with CRPF and Gorkha Regiment. An extorted amount of Rs. 58,440, two extortion letters and a mobile phone have been recovered from the arrested persons Gapwang Losu of Village Kamhua Noknu under Pongchau Circle and Pongchung Wangsu, a resident of Russa, Kanubari. The police team under Taba Toko, SDPO, Deomali and BC Sharma, O/C PS Deomali swung into action after t ...

Tikhak Buddhists of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday observed Buddha Purnima under the vigil of security forces. An armed group, said to belong to the NSCN-IM, has allegedly threatened them to convert to Christianity or face dire consequences. “The people in Wangnong and nearby villages have been passing sleepless nights. They are all Buddhists. An armed militant group belonging to the NSCN(IM) has ordered them to convert to Christianity,” said Ven Aggadhamma, the highe ...