Tirap, April 9 (MExN): The Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles undertook an operation in Laju village of Tirap District on the morning of April 8 and apprehended a “wanted” NSCN (K) cadre.
A press release from the Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing) identified the cadre as Second Lieutenant Kijen Rongshong. The release claimed that the cadre was a "wanted" senior NSCN (K) functionary involved in attacks on security forces.
“Kijen is an important senior cadre in NSCN (K) and was involved in the standoff firing incident on 7 Jun 2015 on Laju Post and had attempted a standoff on Noglo Post on 18 Aug 2016 which failed,” the release stated.
It further claimed that the cadre “confirmed” the death of three cadres in Myanmar who were injured in the ambush on Security forces in Lyangche on December 3, 2016.
According to the release, the Assam Rifles battalion has been tracking the cadre for the past one month and on receiving specific input, swiftly launched an operation and apprehended the cadre with a weapon and extortion notes.
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