DIMAPUR, AUGUST 30 (MExN): Three cadres of the NSCN (IM) were beaten up by an angry mob at Bhandari town, Wokha on August 30. It occurred at a booze joint. Sources speaking on condition of anonymity disclosed that the hostility erupted over a telephonic exchange which went awry. According to the sources, the three cadres functioning under Bhandari ‘Town Command’ of the NSCN (IM) were shifted to Wokha for medical attention.
It erupted after one senior functionary of the group based at Bhandari had a “misunderstanding” over the phone. The functionary is said to have called one number and inquired on the person’s identity at the other end of the line. The receiver reportedly replied in a rude tone irking the caller leading to rough exchanges of words between the two, the sources said.
After disconnecting the call, the functionary deputed three cadres to confront the receiver, a youth. However, the youth had also informed some of his friends and lay in wait. News spread, and quickly it turned into a mob. Outnumbered, the cadres were given a sound thrashing.
Police eventually intervened and rescued the cadres from the clutches of the angry mob, the sources said. The three cadres were then taken to Wokha for medical attention. The vehicle in which they came was also returned. Fortunately, no further untoward incidents were reported as an outcome of the assault, the sources said. As of Thursday, the situation was said to be calm.
