IED event in Arunachal Pradesh, Tirap District area, India on Mon 26th July 2021

Two Yung Aung faction of NSCN-K (NSCN-K-YA) militants were arrested on July 26 from Lazu in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports Arunachal Times. During a search operation, self-styled ‘sergeant major’ Komthok Ngongpa and self-styled ‘private’ Chungaung, both natives of Nyamyong District in Myanmar, were arrested along with a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including two .32 mm pistols, 1,500 grams of IED, live ammunitions of AK 47, .32 mm pistols, a 9 mm pistol, and miscellaneous items like ration, clothing and NSCN documents. The duo arrestees were instructed by their outfit to infiltrate into the Indian territory in Lazu to carry out extortion activities and execute sabotage and nefarious activities against the security forces in south Arunachal by self-styled ‘lieutenant colonel’ Thokwang Hodong. Prior to their arrests, the two militants had successfully extorted money from Raho and Sinnu villages in the district.|On July 23, an over ground worker (OGW) of Nikki Sumi-led faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-NS) was arrested from 12 Mile in Tirap District, tweets Assam Rifles. Three live rounds of AK-47 were recovered from the OGW.