7 NSCN cadres held
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, June 08 2012:
Troops of 1st Assam Rifles under aegis 7 Sector Assam Rifles apprehended seven NSCN (Kitovi-Khole) cadres near Shamatore and recovered a large quantity arms, ammunition and warlike stores, according to Assam Rifles source.
It said Special Area Domination Patrol under command subedar Naina Singh Rawat stopped two speeding vehicles, a Maruti Gypsy and a Scorpio jeep going towards Kiphire in Nagaland on June 5 .
During the search of the vehicles, the patrol party seized four sophisticated rifles, one lathode (grenade launcher), 376 rounds of ammunition, seven live grenade rounds and other warlike stores.
Subedar Naina Singh Rawat and his party thus prevented the likelihood of inter factional clash in general area Kiphire by timely and swift apprehension of the heavily armed NSCN(Kitovi-Khole) cadres, the source added.