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NSCN (K) militant nabbed in Nagaland

| @indiablooms | Sep 17, 2017, at 02:14 am
Guwahati, Sept 16 (IBNS) : 5 Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North), conducted a successful operation based on specific information about the presence of NSCN (K) militants in general area at Asuto village in Nagaland’s Zunheboto district and apprehended a hardcore militant, officials said on Saturday.

During the operation, security personnel  nabbed a hardcore NSCN (K) militant.

He was identified as  Itoka Awomi alias Raja Peyu.

Security personnel recovered one 7.62 mm Assault Rifle, two 7.62 mm Rifle Magazines, 163 live rounds of 7.62 mm and three live Rifle Grenade in possession from the militant.

The apprehended individual, along with the recovered items, was handed over to Zunheboto Police Station for further investigation.  

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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