GUWAHATI: Troops of the Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the Army and the Arunachal Pradesh Police, apprehended a cadre of NSCN(IM) near Nginu village in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh recently. Based on a specific input, the joint team launched an operation and apprehended the cadre from the area.
The apprehended cadre has been identified as "SS Lance Corporal" Mandem Pansa of Nginu village in Tirap district. It is suspected that the individual was actively involved in extortion and recruitment activities in the district. The team also recovered one .22 pistol with a magazine, three live rounds of ammunition and one mobile phone from the insurgent.
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