NSCN K-YA militant nabbed in Longding district

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LONGDING: Security forces deployed in the Longding district achieved a major breakthrough by arresting a self-styled insurgent, Azen Wangsu, from Zedua village near here on Wednesday.

Based on specific intelligence input, a joint team of the Longding Battalion of Assam Rifles and Longding police tracked the movement of Azen Wangsu from Myanmar border till the Longding district over several days.

The security forces nabbed the insurgent near Zedua village while he was involved in extorting money from Longding town. According to the police sources, during the initial interrogation, Wangsu revealed that he was assigned as revenue secretary of the Tirap and Longding districts. He has confessed to his involvement in extortion attempts on behalf of NSCN K-YA. The arrested cadre has been handed over to the Longding police and an FIR has been registered.

The arrest of the insurgent is a massive blow to the illegal extortion and recruitment network of NSCN K-YA in the Tirap and Longding districts. It is a big relief for the locals of Nocte and Wancho Region, who were continuously threatened by the dreaded insurgent.

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