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Time of India
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- Time of India
NSCN (K-YA) operative arrested in Arunachal's Tirap
1 2 3 4 5 6 Itanagar: On the intervening night between June 9 and 10, security forces arrested an active National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)-(K-YA) operative from Old Kothung in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, a senior police official said on Friday. Based on intelligence inputs by the Assam Rifles, the Tirap unit of Arunachal Pradesh Police executed an operation, resulting in the arrest of the self-styled cadre, captain Kamwang Chakhtey, Tirap superintendent of police Sinjalta Singpho said. Singpho said Chakhtey had been involved with the group since 1995. A revolver, a hand grenade, live ammunition, organisation stamps and Rs 1,50,000 cash were recovered from Chakhtey's possession, the official said. He further said the items confirmed the cadre's involvement in underground activities, extortion and communication with group's leadership. While Chakhtey has been apprehended, all the seized items have been handed over to police. The SP said the arrest of the NSCN-(K-YA) has dealt a major blow to their gropu, undermining their local network and reinforcing public confidence in the security forces. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Indian Express
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
3 from ‘NSCN faction' killed in encounter with security forces in Assam
Three gunmen, suspected to be from a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Tuesday. According to police, the encounter broke out when a search team comprising personnel from the Assam Police Special Units and the Assam Rifles, who were conducting a search operation based on a tip-off, came across an armed group. According to a police statement, the National Highways Authority of India in Dima Hasao had received an extortion letter and security forces had received information that armed cadres, who had allegedly issued the letter, were hiding in the area. Based on this information, a search operation was launched on Saturday evening. 'This morning, the search parties came across an armed group, after almost 60 hours of the search, in the area between N Kubin-Hera Kilo. The armed miscreants fired on the government forces, who retaliated. There was a heavy exchange of fire. Search of the area led to the discovery of three bodies with two AK-series rifles and one pistol,' police said, adding that the dead are suspected to belong to 'some faction of the NSCN'. In recent years, the Assam government has made efforts to bring militant outfits in the state to the mainstream. In 2023, a tripartite agreement was reached with the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) based in Dima Hasao, after which Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced 'the end of tribal insurgency in Assam'. However, Dima Hasao borders both Nagaland and Manipur, where factions of the NSCN are active.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
3 suspected Naga militants killed in police encounter in Assam
Silchar: Three suspected members of banned militant group National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) have been killed in Assam's Dima Hasao district during an encounter with police on Tuesday, officials said. According to the police, the suspected militants were trying to extort money from some construction agencies working on a government project. They had also sent a letter to the office of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Haflong on Saturday demanding a big amount of money, officials said. Officials said that they had received information from a reliable source that the militants were hiding in Hera Kilo and Nriachibunglow area near Haflong. 'During a search operation in that area, the armed miscreants fired on the government forces, which was retaliated, and there was a heavy exchange of fire. Later, three bodies along with two AK series rifles and a pistol were recovered from that spot,' said an officer. The Assam Police in their official statement said that the three deceased persons were suspected members of some faction of the NSCN militant group. They said that further investigation and search operations were going on. According to the police, the NSCN group, which was formed in 1988, has several factions including (NSCN-K), NSCN (IM), NSCN-IM (Isak-Muivah) and others and they are active in different parts of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur.
