Dibrugarh, Aug. 24 -- An active cadre of the NSCN (IM) was apprehended by the Assam Rifles in a joint operation with the Arunachal Pradesh Police in the general area of New Paniduria in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on Sunday.

The apprehended individual was identified as Wangchan Wangsu, 31, a self-styled private of the NSCN (IM).

According to a press release issued by the IGAR (North), the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs.

Security forces recovered one pistol, one magazine and five live rounds of .32 mm ammunition from his possession.

Other items recovered included Rs 5,450 in cash, three Aadhaar cards belonging to different individuals, one Voter ID card, a phone number list and a torchlight with cha...