Guwahati : The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended an arms dealer in Nagaland’s Tuensang area on January 1, officials said on Tuesday.
Based on intelligence input, the troops of Assam Rifles Tuensang battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) had conducted an operation along with a police representative in general area Indrapuri village in Tuensang and apprehended an arms dealer.
The nabbed arms dealer was identified K Haothiu Khaimniungan and security personnel had recovered one point 22 Pistol with magazine, 9 live rounds of ammunition, Rs 1440 cash in possession from him.
Later, the nabbed arms dealer along with recovered items was subsequently handed over to Tuensang police station.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
