NIA Releases Poster Seeking Information on MLA Tirong Aboh’s Murder

Itanagar, August 10, 2019:

In the latest development to the MLA Tirong Aboh murder case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a poster of the murderers of the MLA with cash rewards.

The posters seeks information about few NSCN cadres, including self-styled Lt Col Apem, a resident of Tizit in Nagaland; self-styled captain Ellie Ketok, a resident of Kheti village of Tirap district; self-styled ‘Kilonser’ Ravi Wangno, a resident of Dadam village of Tirap district; self-styled major general Absolon Tangkhul, a resident of Phatang and self-styled captain Victor Tangkhul, a resident of village Phantang, both under Ukhrul district of Manipur.

The NIA in its posters has announced cash rewards from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh for the those who can provide information leading to their arrest.

Sitting Khonsa West MLA Tirong Aboh and ten others were killed in an ambush near Bogapani in Tirap district on May 21.

The NIA has apparently made a major breakthrough in the case. After this heinous killing, the case was handed over to the NIA in June last.

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