Troops apprehend NSCN cadres in Arunachal Pradesh

Dimapur, July 29 (EMN): In a major operation by the Assam rifles (AR), the Changlang and Longding Battalions under the aegis of DAO division conducted operations in Old Changlang and New Forest Colony, Longding respectively on July 27 morning. The operations resulted in apprehension of one senior cadre of NSCN(R) and one NSCN(U). According to press release issued by Public Relation Officer (PRO) Col C Konwer, it stated that based on specific intelligence about the presence of cadres trying to terrorise and extortion in Old Changlang, the Changlang Battalion swiftly launched an operation resulting in the apprehension of a Central Council Member of NSCN(R) Daniel Langching with pistol, ammunition , a sophisticated motorola satellite phone, eight thousand rupees cash, two mobile phones , hand written extortion notes and other incriminating evidence.“During a post spot interrogation Daniel admitted allegiance to NSCN(R), he further divulged that he has been an active part of the banned outfit since 2015 and was previously an active cadre of NSCN(K),” stated Konwer. He further said that the cadre has been involved in many extortion cases in Changlang district. The apprehension of the cadre will result in a major leadership upheaval in the outfit and could severely dent the extortion nexus, Konwer added. In a similar operation launched by the Longding Battalion based on specific intelligence about the presence of cadres trying to terrorise and carryout extortion in Longding, Tulsi Dharan, on ground worker of NSCN(U) was apprehended at New Forest Colony, Konwer stated. “In a post spot interrogation the on ground worker admitted allegiance to NSCN(U) and divulged that he has been an active member of the banned outfit for last three years and has been previously involved with NSCN(K) from 2007 to 2014,” Konwer stated.