Guwahati : Security forces had apprehended a militant of Tai Singpho Security Force (TSSF), known close with banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
Kohima based Defence PRO Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer said that, based on intelligence input, Assam Rifle’s Changlang battalion had launched Margherita area along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and nabbed the TSSF militant from Sagunbari area.
The nabbed militant was identified as Nongbu Singpho and he is working with ULFA(I).
“Post spot interrogation he admitted allegiance to Tai Singpho Security Force (TSSF) and ULFA-I. He further divulged that he has been active part of the outfit since 2014 and has undergone intensive training in Myanmar,” the Defence PRO said.
Security Forces has been carrying out aggressive operations in the South Arunachal Pradesh and this apprehension has struck a blow to the extortion activities being carried out by the underground cadres of the group in the area.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
