Itanagar, Dec 6 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in a coordinated operation with the Arunachal Pradesh Police, apprehended an active cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K, Niki Sumi faction) from the Hukanjuri area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, officials said on Saturday.

A police official said that the joint operation by the Assam Rifles troops and the police personnel was launched after credible intelligence inputs were received from reliable sources confirming the presence of an armed insurgent operating in the Hukanjuri areas.

Acting swiftly on the information, a joint column comprising troops of Assam Rifles and personnel of the Arunachal Pradesh Police moved to the suspected location and carried out a ‘precise and carefully planned’ intervention, preventing t

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