Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have apprehended one cadre each of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) and NSCN (K-YA) from the state's Tirap and Longding districts, the police said.
In a joint operation, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles and the Tirap Police arrested a cadre of the banned ULFA (I) outfit from Noglo village in Tirap district.
The cadre has been identified as self-styled sergeant Biju Bagti, a resident of Dibrugarh in Assam, the officer said, adding that he hailed from the outfit's Hachi camp in Myanmar, a police officer said
In another operation on Tuesday, the Assam Rifles and the Longding district police nabbed a self-styled corporal of the NSCN (K-YA) from Wakka.
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A pistol, Chinese grenade and other ammunition were recovered from his possession of the outlawed outfit’s cadre, police sources said.
The arrested cadre, Lonpho Gangsa, is a resident of Longoi village in Myanmar, they said.
