Three NSCN-K insurgents bbed

Dimapur, Jan 3: In a setback to ga insurgent group NSCN-K, security forces on Sunday arrested the outfit’s self-styled fince secretary and two other cadres.

Police said ‘fince secretary’ Max Asukomi was apprehended in an operation in galand’s commercial hub Dimapur. The two other cadres — Asheto Rochelle and Isato Aye — were bbed in a separate operation also in Dimapur.

“All the three arrested militants are residents of Zunheboto district but were presently staying in Dimapur to carry out extortion activities on behalf of the ga militant faction opposing talks,” a police official said.

The tiol Socialist Council of galand-Khaplang, led by its chief S.S. Khaplang, had last year abrogated from the ceasefire agreement with the Indian government and stepped up operations against security forces in galand, Manipur and Aruchal Pradesh. (IANS)