Two cadres of NSCN-R have been apprehended by a joint team of Assam Rifles and police fromย Nakangย area in Arunachal Pradeshโ€™sย Changlangย district.ย 

The NSCN-R cadres have been identified as Wangphik Khosai (20) and Ngongpong Handique (30). ย 

The arrested cadres were allegedly involved in forceful extortion of money inย Changlangย andย Tirapย districts of Arunachal Pradesh.ย 

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Sources claimed that the cadres were involved in extortion activities inย Tirapย andย Changlangย districts for the past one year.ย ย 

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โ€œWe received aย secret information regarding the presence of the cadres and launched a joint operation and nabbed both the cadres. After interrogation, they were handed over toย Changlangย police,โ€ informed a source.ย 

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Meanwhile, security forces have launched an operation against insurgent groups to neutralize their threat.ย 

โ€œWe are doing regular patrolling and joint operation to curb the extortion activities in theย Changlangย andย Tirapย districts,โ€ said an official.ย 

Earlier on Sunday,ย four Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) cadres were nabbed by security forces in Arunachal Pradeshโ€™sย Changlangย district. ย 

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]