Militants Open Fire on Assam Rifles Camp in Arunachal’s Changlang — A Brazen Pre-Dawn Strike

Security was the last thing anyone expected to be tested at 3 in the morning — but that’s exactly what happened in Changlang district on Independence Day eve. In the early hours of Friday, August 14, suspected cadres of ULFA (Independent) and NSCN (K-YA) launched a brazen attack on an Assam Rifles camp located at … Read more

Four ULFA-I Militants Walk Out of the Jungle and Into the Arms of Security Forces in Longding

They came out with guns in hand — and handed them over. In a significant counter-insurgency breakthrough, four cadres of the banned militant outfit ULFA (Independent) surrendered before the 44 Assam Rifles and Longding Police at Wakka in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district on Thursday. The men walked in, laid down their weapons, and gave security … Read more

After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

He carried a gun for over two decades. On Saturday, he laid it down. A Village Boy Who Chose the Wrong Path Pongngoi Wangnowham is 37 years old. He is a resident of Kamkah village in Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh. And according to officials, he first joined the banned NSCN-K (Angmai) outfit back in 2005 … Read more