Assam Police on June 23 said that two militants of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) were arrested in separate incidents from Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh, reports East Mojo. On June 21, one NSCN-IM militant identified as Baitu Youngja was arrested from Rangkatu tea garden area when he went there to extort from its manager at the behest of the NSCN-IM.
In another incident, on June 22, Chakngam Kongkang, a militant of NSCN-IM was arrested from the same area during his extortion collection act. A motorcycle and a mobile phone were seized from him. The two militants had been demanding INR 2,00,000 from the tea garden.