Assam Rifles nabs two NSCN (IM) cadres
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 17 2023:
Troops of Maram Battalion Assam Rifles apprehended two active cadres of NSCN (IM) holding the rank of sergeant and civil wing from near Don Bosco College, Maram on Thursday.
The arrestees have been identified as Chinaosa Varam, son of Lungmi Varam of Hathi village in Ukhrul district, and Buri Joseph of Maram in Senapati district.
According to AR source, based on specific input of extortion activity near Don Bosco College, Maram, a team of Maram Battalion Assam Rifles launched an operation to apprehend the extortionists during which the two were detained for verification.
On spot interrogation, it was revealed that Chinaosa Varam is an active cadre of NSCN (IM) holding the rank of Sergeant while Buri Joseph was a civil wing cadre of the same outfit.
The arrestees were handed over to the Ceasefire Monitoring Group and civil society organisations along with the confession note signed by both the accused and co-signed by all the representatives in the presence of district administration.
According to an informed source, the copy of the confession along with photographs of the apprehended cadres and their respective identity cards were also handed over to the authority concerned.