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Guwahati: 5 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) conducted a successful operation based on specific information about the presence of NSCN (K) militants in general area Asuto village in Nagaland's Zunheboto district and apprehended a hardcore militant.
During the operation security personnel had nabbed a hardcore NSCN (K) militant identified as Itoka Awomi alias Raja Peyu.
Security personnel had recovered one 7.62 mm Assault Rifle, two 7.62 mm Rifle Magazines, 163 live rounds of 7.62 mm and three live Rifle Grenade in possession from the militant.
The apprehended Individual along with the recovered items was handed over to Zunheboto Police Station for further investigation.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)