IED event in Arunachal Pradesh, Changlang District area, India on Tue 29th September 2026

On September 29, Assam Rifles, in coordination with Changlang and Tinsukia Police, arrested two suspected cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I) during an operation, following intelligence inputs about a possible ambush and improvised explosive device (IED) attack along the Miao–Vijaynagar road in Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh, reports India TodayNE. The arrested individuals were identified as Sahdev Rai alias Bappi Akhom and Siraju Alam alias Shiraj Asom. An AK-series rifle, an IED, three magazines and 90 rounds of live ammunition were recovered during the operation. During questioning, the arrested cadres reportedly disclosed their association with a larger group of around 20-armed cadres.