Guwahati : The troops of Assam Rifles had apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to banned outfit NSCN (K) in Nagaland and recovered arms and ammunition on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
PRO, HQ IGAR (N) Lt Colonel Amitabh Sharma said that, based on intelligence input, the Medziphema battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) had lauched operation along with police representative at Medziphema area in Dimapur district and nabbed the militant.
The nabbed militant was identified as Thang Khomang and security personnel had recovered one point 22 mm pistol along with magazine and one Mobile Set with SIM Card in possession from him.
Later, the apprehendee along with recovered items was handed over to police station Medziphema for further investigation.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
