Haflong: A NSCN(IM) cadre and a
linkman of the outfit were apprehended and huge quantities of arms and ammunition seized from them by security forces in Assam's Dima Hasao district, police said Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the army and police in a joint operation launched an operation in Lodi village under Haflong police station and nabbed the duo yesterday.
The security forces seized four AK-47 rifles, eight
magazines, an ammunition pouch and 515 live ammunition of
AK-47 from them.
The NSCN(IM) militant has been identified as Kaisang
Jeme and the linkman as Changlove Ngumbe.
The arrested cadre was involved in the killing of two
abducted managers of a cement company at Umrangso recently,
they added.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 14:14