Dimapur, Sep. 24 (EMN): The Kadamtala battalion of Assam Rifles arrested three NSCN (K) cadres who were involved in kidnapping a truck driver, on refusal to pay extortion amount demanded by them. The cadres were appended along from New Kaiphundai area of Tamenglong district in Manipur.
A statement from the troop’s authority said the cadres had also resorted to firing of 10-15 rounds to intimidate the truck drivers during the incident. The incident took place on NH-37 near Makru Bridge.
In this connection, AR along with Manipur Police launched an operations and apprehended the perpetrators. The team recovered two US made M series Assault Rifles, around 425 rounds of live ammunition and three hand grenades.
