3 NSCN(K) militants killed by Assam Rifles
The Hindu
2 Abducted local leaders rescued in Arunachal Pradesh near Myanmar border
Two days after five Assam Rifles personnel, including a colonel-rank officer, were killed in an ambush in Manipur, soldiers of the paramilitary force along with the local police on Monday shot dead three militants of the NSCN(K)’s Yung Aung faction in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district, senior officials said.
Two locals, who were abducted by the militants, were rescued during the operation, the Deputy Commissioner of Longding, Bani Lego said.
A group of five to six armed rebels of the banned outfit had on November 14 kidnapped Ranwang Lowang, the chief of Lahu village in Tirap district, along with former anchal samiti member Sunwang Hakun, and sought to extort ₹7 lakh from locals.