NSCN (IM) Recruitment Ring Busted, 32 Youths Rescued

Kohima, November 25, 2019:

In a sensational development, the troops of the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles on Thursday jointly busted a covert recruitment drive of the Isaak-Muivah faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim, or NSCN (IM) in Mon district, reports said.

Two cadres of the militant outfit were arrested, and 32 youths were also 'rescued' by the troops.

The operation was launched after the security forces came to know that NSCN cadres were taking cadres to the Aopao camp in Mon district. A joint team of the Army and the Assam Rifles intercepted a vehicle on Mon-Aboi road on November 21 and foiled the bid, Defence PRO Lt. Col. Sumit Sharma said.

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This was confirmed by a report of the Eastern Command Indian Army, on Sunday. It has been reported that the youths were lured to the recruitment by the underground groups, on the pretext of providing jobs.

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All the people who have been detained, including the youths, have been handed over to the police for interrogation.

The youths who were rescued hail from Laokkun, Tizit town, Jaboka, Nokzang, Hatothi (Naginimora) and Chingphoi villages.

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