DIMAPUR — A 60-year-old cadre of the NSCN- K (Yung Aung) faction, identified as Haiwang, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Hongsai colony in Tizit village, Mon district, on Thursday morning.
Enzambemo, the officer in-charge of the Tizit Police Station, confirmed the incident.
He informed that Haiwang, who held the position of a ‘Raju-Peyu’ and Central Council member of the NSCN-K (YA), was killed around 6 am.
A suo moto case has been registered at the Tizit Police Station, and investigations are ongoing.
As of now, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the killing, the officer said.