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Militant held at Haflong

By Monosh Hojai |
Security forces on Sunday nabbed an NSCN-IM militant near Haflong in Dima Hasao district of Assam. He has been identified as Ishambe Pame. The rebel was involved in the kidnapping of district elementary education officer Thangpuia Namlai of Haflong recently, said an Assam Rifles (AR) official. Acting on tip-off from its intelligence wing, the Haflong-based AR unit, along with Assam Police, launched an operation in the area and nabbed the Naga militant.

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