Itanagar, March 9 Security forces have apprehended a hardcore insurgent belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khango) faction from Khonsa town in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Acting on intelligence inputs regarding the presence of the insurgent, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles and the police launched an operation in the Bank Colony area of the town, according to an official statement issued on Monday.
In the operation on Sunday, security forces apprehended the insurgent, identified as self-styled sergeant Puman Pansa.
One pistol, three live rounds, and a mobile handset were recovered from Pansa's possession.
The apprehended cadre has been taken into custody for further investigation, the statement said.