3 'K' cadres killed in factional clash
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Dimapur, November 05 2012:
Three NSCN-K cadres have been killed in a factional clash with NSCN-Khole/Kitovi in Dimapur this afternoon.
According to official sources, the shootout occurred at around 3 pm near the office of the Superindentent of Police, Dimapur that also resulted in the injuries of two civilians.
Sources said some cadres of NSCN-Khole/Kitovi were attacked by the rival NSCN-K cadres minutes after the former came out from a hotel.
The NSCN-K cadres who came in three auto-rickshaws started shooting at the NSCN-Khole/Kitovi cadres when they were coming out from the hotel.
The cadres of Khole/Kitovi group immediately retaliated and killed one rival cadre on the spot while two others succumbed on the way to a hospital.
The sources further revealed that all the militants used small weapons in today's clash.
Reports also stated that the hotel was frequented by cadres of NSCN-Khole/Kitovi.
Sources said that the identities of the deceased are still sketchy.
A student and a driver were also injured in the shootout.
Meanwhile, a source said one of the cadres involved in the incident has been arrested by the police.
However, it could not be ascertained to which faction the arrested cadre belongs to.