HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Jan 29: An insurgent belonging to the NSCN (Reformation) surrendered before security forces in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday following a coordinated operation by the Assam Rifles and the state police.
According to officials, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles, operating under the aegis of the Inspector General Assam Rifles (North), acted on credible intelligence inputs from the 3 Corps Intelligence Branch about the presence of an active insurgent in the Khonsa area.
Related Posts:
The battalion launched an operation in close coordination with the Arunachal Pradesh Police, activating ground-level sources to track the individual.
Officials said that sustained engagement, counselling and motivation efforts eventually persuaded the insurgent to lay down arms.
He was subsequently handed over to Khonsa police station for further legal formalities.
The surrendered cadre has been identified as SS SGT Khunpong Wangsa, 30, a resident of Lower Kolam village in Tirap district.
The Assam Rifles said the surrender reflects its continued commitment to restoring peace in insurgency-affected areas through people-centric counter-insurgency measures and close coordination with the state police and civil administration.
Security forces have stepped up counter-insurgency operations across Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of eastern Arunachal Pradesh in recent months following reports of increased insurgent activity in the region.
