High-level NSCN-IM militant arrested in Arunachal
Itanagar Mar 28 PTI A high-level NSCN-IM militant was arrested in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh police said on MondaySemley Hakhun who held the post of kilonser minister in the militant outfit was arrested on Friday Inspector-General of Police Law and Order Chukhu Apa said at a press conference hereHe was arrested with assistance of the Assam Police he saidActing on intelligence inputs our team reached Tinsukia in Assam on March 25 and managed to trace Hakhuns hideout He was later arrested by the team with the support of the Tinsukia Police Apa saidTwo mobile phones Rs 218 lakh in cash and three sim cards were recovered from him he saidAt least two cases of extortion and criminal intimidation one each at the Changlang and Itanagar police stations are registered against the militant he addedOne of the most wanted insurgents Hakhun was responsible for major extortion activities on behalf of the NSCN-IM in Tirap Changlang and Longding districts Apa saidA native of Wanrok village in the Sagaing region of Myanmars Kachin state Hakhun joined the NSCN-K in 1986 and then the NSCN-IM in 2013 where he was elevated to the post of a Tatar member of parliament He currently holds the post of kilonser ministerHakhun is being interrogated and he has so far revealed crucial information about the organisational structure and the activities of the NSCN-IM leadership the police officer saidIt is obvious that he was not working alone and several others are involved in the extortion activities We are trying to find these out Apa said PTI UPL SOM SOM
Itanagar Mar 28 PTI A high-level NSCN-IM militant was arrested in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh police said on MondaySemley Hakhun who held the post of kilonser minister in the militant outfit was arrested on Friday Inspector-General of Police Law and Order Chukhu Apa said at a press conference hereHe was arrested with assistance of the Assam Police he saidActing on intelligence inputs our team reached Tinsukia in Assam on March 25 and managed to trace Hakhuns hideout He was later arrested by the team with the support of the Tinsukia Police Apa saidTwo mobile phones Rs 218 lakh in cash and three sim cards were recovered from him he saidAt least two cases of extortion and criminal intimidation one each at the Changlang and Itanagar police stations are registered against the militant he addedOne of the most wanted insurgents Hakhun was responsible for major extortion activities on behalf of the NSCN-IM in Tirap Changlang and Longding districts Apa saidA native of Wanrok village in the Sagaing region of Myanmars Kachin state Hakhun joined the NSCN-K in 1986 and then the NSCN-IM in 2013 where he was elevated to the post of a Tatar member of parliament He currently holds the post of kilonser ministerHakhun is being interrogated and he has so far revealed crucial information about the organisational structure and the activities of the NSCN-IM leadership the police officer saidIt is obvious that he was not working alone and several others are involved in the extortion activities We are trying to find these out Apa said PTI UPL SOM SOM
