ITANAGAR: A suspected member of the banned outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Arunachal Pradesh.
The incident took place in the Miao district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday night when a group of suspected members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland reportedly opened fire on a patrol party of Assam Rifles jawans. A fierce firefight followed this attack as the suspected militants and the security force personnel opened fire at each other.
According to the information received, one suspect was killed during this firefight while another managed to flee.
Further details are awaited regarding the incident.
Meanwhile, in the state of Manipur, at least three tribals were shot dead by unidentified militants in Manipur’s Kangpopki district on Tuesday, officials said. Officials in the state capital said a group of unidentified armed extremists stormed villages between the Ireng and Karam areas along the bordering regions of Imphal West and Kangpopki districts and shot dead the three villagers on the spot. The rebels came into the tribal-dominated villages in a vehicle early in the morning and left before the security forces arrived.
On September 8 and 9, three people were killed in clashes with security forces and cross-fire between militants in Pallel in Tengnoupal district. Various tribal organisations including Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) and Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU), a Kangpokpi-based civil society organisation, vehemently condemned the killings. Senior ITLF leader and spokesman Ginza Vualzong said that the involvement of well-trained and armed terrorist groups has given a new dimension to the ethnic conflict and would be a big obstacle in the road towards peace in the state. Quoting media reports, he said that officials have been warning for the past few weeks about the resurgence of banned valley-based groups like UNLF, PLA, KYKL, and PREPAK in the state.
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