Itanagar, Jan. 20 -- The Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles, under the aegis of the Inspector General Assam Rifles (North), successfully facilitated the surrender of a hardcore insurgent belonging to the NSCN-KYA group during a joint operation conducted in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, official sources said on Tuesday.
Acting on credible intelligence inputs regarding the presence of an active insurgent in the general area of Longding Bazaar and adjoining localities, a joint operation was launched by columns of Khonsa Battalion Assam Rifles and Longding Battalion Assam Rifles, in close coordination with the Arunachal Pradesh Police.
Upon reaching the suspected area, ground sources were activated and tasked to establish co...