A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militant was arrested from Namdailong village of Cachar District in Assam on July 22, tweets Assam Rifles. During the search operation, one .22mm Pistol with five rounds was recovered along with the arrestee.
On July 22, in another incident, three militants of National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) was arrested from Balijan Tea Estate in Charaideo District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. The militants identified as Tinglu Konyak, Nokyeng Konyak and Yangnu Konyak was allegedly involved in inter-state arms smuggling. Three pistols along with live ammunition were recovered from the trio.