SILCHAR: In an overnight operation in Naga-dominated Lodhi village near Haflong in Dima Hasao district, security forces rounded up 12 linkmen of militant outfit NSCN(IM), four of them reported to be hardened rebels.
A senior police official said that on the basis of a tip-off about the presence of Naga ultras in the village, jawans of 25 Assam Rifles and Assam Police on Wednesday evening jointly cordoned off the village and started a raid at 8pm which continued till 1am. During the operation, the cops arrested 12 linkmen of the NSCN(IM). Some arms and ammunition was also recovered from them. These included one bolt action rifle, 37 rounds of bullets of a 7.65 mm pistol, 250 gelatine sticks and some explosive materials. There was also a huge quantity of extortion notes in the name of the 'Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)' and a number of incriminating documents. Meanwhile, cops on Thursday morning arrested a self-styled area commander of NSCN(K) near Haflong.
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