Six cadres of NSCN arrested
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, April 19 2012:
It is the time of arresting spree of Naga underground cadres by the Assam Rifles in Nagaland.
Few days after arresting 13 cadres of NSCN-IM cadres in the outskirt of Dimapur by Assam Rifles, six cadres of NSCN (Khole/Kitovi) faction were arrested today.
According to PRO of IGAR (North), troops of 29 Assam Rifles and Dimapur police busted a camp of NSCN (Khole/Kitovi) in general area of Nuton Basti in Dimapur today.
In the joint search operation, 6 cadres were apprehended along with one AK 56 assault Rifle, 74 live rounds of 7.62mm AK, two live rounds of 7.65 mm, two live rounds of .22 mm, alongwith tax collection receipts and various incriminating documents, claimed the source.
The Assam Rifles source stated that these cadres were in Dimapur town to carry out extortion and coordinate security and movement of senior officials of NSCN (Khole/Kitovi).
The arrested cadres have been handed over to West police station, Dimapur.
It is worth noting that last week, 13 cadres of NSCN-IM were arrested and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the 'hideout in the outskirts of Dimapur.
Regarding the last week incident, troops of 20 Assam Rifles, 6 Sector AR under HQ IGAR (North), based on reliable information regarding the presence of NSCN (IM) cadres in a safe hideout in Chumukedima Ward No 1 in the outskirt of Dimapur had conducted a swift operation, which resulted in the arrest of 13 NSCN(IM) cadres and seizure of one 9mm pistol, a .22 rifle, more than 3000 rounds (ammunition) of various weapons, detonators and large amount of communication and surveillance equipments.
Reacting to all these series of raids and arrests in the houses of senior NSCN-IM officials carried out by the security forces in 'Nagalim', the Naga outfit had told the government of India that if it (New Delhi) had wanted to call off the cease-fire, it should have had politely told the NSCN-IM in an unambiguous voice instead of playing hypocrisies.
Senior kilonser (minister) of the NSCN-IM in-charge of the outfit's ministry of information and publicity A.Z Jami had said few days ago that the main purpose of the cease-fire between the Government of India and the NSCN has been to facilitate for a purposeful political dialogue between the two entities to bring an amicable settlement of the decades long conflict between India and the Nagas.