India News | Two Cadres of Banned Outfits Held in Arunachal

Itanagar, Dec 21 (PTI) Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have apprehended one cadre each of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) and NSCN (K-YA) from the state's Tirap and Longding districts, the police said.

In a joint operation, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles and the Tirap Police arrested a cadre of the banned ULFA (I) outfit from Noglo village in Tirap district.

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The cadre has been identified as self-styled sergeant Biju Bagti, a resident of Dibrugarh in Assam, the officer said, adding that he hailed from the outfit's Hachi camp in Myanmar, a police officer said

In another operation on Tuesday, the Assam Rifles and the Longding district police nabbed a self-styled corporal of the NSCN (K-YA) from Wakka.

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A pistol, Chinese grenade and other ammunition were recovered from his possession of the outlawed outfit's cadre, police sources said.

The arrested cadre, Lonpho Gangsa, is a resident of Longoi village in Myanmar, they said.

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