Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 09 2008:
Troops of the 57 Mountain Division along with personnel of the Assam police apprehended two cadres of the NSCN (K), recovered arms and ammunition after a brief encounter in Haflong area on December 8, informed a PIB (DW) statement.
Elaborating on it, the statement conveyed that at about 4 pm the patrol party observed movement of four UGs near last house of Bara Haflong Naga village and asked them to halt to which the UGs opened fire consequently resulting in retaliation by the security forces.
Including one of the UGs wounded in the fire-fight a total of two NSCN (K) cadres were apprehended from whom one M-16 rifle with magazine and 20 rounds of M-16 ammunition were recovered while the accomplices managed to escape, it added.