In a swift and coordinated operation, the Assam Rifles, operating under Spear Corps, successfully rescued two abducted labourers from the clutches of NSCN-K (Rebel) cadres in Laho village, Dadam Circle, Tirap District on 18 October 2025.

Abducted from construction site in Tirap

The incident took place when armed cadres of NSCN-K (Rebel) abducted two laborers from a construction site in Laho village. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, columns of the Assam Rifles were immediately mobilized and launched a well-coordinated search and rescue operation in the general area of Nianu to trace the abductees and apprehend the perpetrators.

Rebels open fire during rescue operation

During the operation, as the search teams closed in, the insurgents opened indiscriminate fire on the advancing t

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