In Arunachal two NSCN Aboveground freedom-fighters arrested
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Arunachal: Security forces arrested two Overground Workers (OGWs) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) K (YA) in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Acting on intelligence inputs, Assam Rifles troops conducted a joint operation with Arunachal Police and arrested both.
Officials said the column cordoned off the area and conducted a thorough search of the area, leading to the arrest of two OGWs.
Further investigation is underway.
Earlier this month, the NSCN-L freedom-fighter who killed a youth and escaped from jail in Arunachal Pradesh was re-arrested.
The arrested NSCN-K freedom-fighter has been identified as Roksen Homcha Lowang, one of the cadres involved in killing an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) jawan while escaping from jail.
A joint operation led by SP Kurdak Raba was carried out by Tirap Police, Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), IRBN and Special Task Force (STF) where the team killed the militants. was recaptured with a unit from a forest in Tarp district. 47 rifle.
He had escaped from the jail on March 26 by snatching an AK-47 rifle from a jawan and firing at him.
The deceased youth, identified as Wanganem Bosai, died while being taken to Dibrugarh Hospital in Assam for advanced treatment.
