SAA event in Arunachal Pradesh, Longding District area, India on Mon 15th November 2021

On November 15, three militants belonging to the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-KYA) were killed in an encounter in Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh. As per Police sources, the militants had abducted village chief Ranwang Lowang and ex-ASM Sunwang Hakhun of Laho village in Longding District on November 14 to get their due ransom amount from the villagers before November 20. During a search operation launched for the abducted persons, the militants were intercepted along the international border of India-Myanmar and a fierce encounter ensured. Three militants were killed while one Assam Rifles (AR) personal sustained injury in hand. Three AK series rifles, ammunition and warlike stores were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. Later on in another search operation, the Tirap District Police recovered Sunwang Hakhun from the eastern bank of the Tissa river and Laho village chief Ranwang Lowang from the jungle towards the west of Laho village.