2 'K' cadres held with arms
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Dimapur, March 16 2013 :
Assam Rifles have arrested two NSCN-K cadres with arms and ammunitions and also an arms smuggler in Nagaland.
According to the Assam Rifles source, based on specific information of armed cadres of NSCN-K collecting illegal tax in general area Kalibari in Dimapur, troops of 29 Assam Rifles apprehended two of them while they were collecting illegal tax from the shop owners.
The source claimed that one 7.65mm pistol, two 7.65mm pistol magazines and twenty five rounds were recovered from them.
On further questioning, the individuals revealed that they were collecting tax for NSCN (K).
The culprits were handed over to East Police Station, Dimapur, the source said.
In a separate incident, based on specific information, 29 Assam Rifles in a joint operation with GRP apprehended an arms peddler at Dimapur Railway Station .
According to the Assam Rifles source, the individual identified as Md Dilshad Alam, resident of Munger, Bihar was apprehended from Kamrup Express during early hours on Thursday.
Five 7.65 mm pistols and ten 7.65 mm magazines were recovered from the apprehended.
The individual revealed that he has been working as an arms peddler and used to supply arms and ammunitions to various underground factions in the North East.
He was handed over to GRP for further investigation, the Assam Rifles source said.