DIMAPUR, AUGUST 30 (MExN): The NSCN (K) on Tuesday claimed that its “special counter-ambush team of Naga Army attacked the Indian Army near Rilangkang village under Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh” during wee hours of August 28 and “inflicted heavy casualties and injuries” on them.
According to a statement released to the media by the MIP, NSCN (K), the Naga Army laid a counter ambush on the Assam Rifles when they were returning to their camp after a failed ambush.
“The Naga Army counter-attacked the Assam Rifles with concentrated heavy bombardment with machine guns, sub-machine guns, 40 mm grenades, explosives and hand grenades for more than one hour,” the NSCN (K) maintained.
Later when the Naga Army sanitised the area, they recovered one night vision goggle, several blood stained first aid-paraphernalia and bloody cotton and bandages strewn all over the spot, the MIP release stated.
“Heavy casualties and injuries are expected on the attack; however the Naga Army sustained no death or injury,” it added.
The NSCN (K) further claimed that its elite strike unit of Naga Army, on combat patrol detained several armed security personnel at a bridge near Barak Sibilong Village at Jiribam-Imphal Highway 37, Tamenlong District on August 29 around 5pm.
However, on learning of their identities as “indigenous WSE-Asians from Manipur” belonging to 2nd MR, they were freed unharmed but the Indian Government supplied weapons which included two AK rifles and two Insas rifles along with ammunitions were confiscated, the NSCN stated.
It has cautioned to all the ethnic WSE Asians serving in the Indian Security Forces and “engaged in activities detrimental to the cause, that action deemed befitting shall be taken against them henceforth, unless they exercise restraint.”
