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

Driver Nabbed, Bullets Under Scrutiny — Namsai Firing Case Cracks Open

Driver Nabbed, Bullets Under Scrutiny — Namsai Firing Case Cracks Open

A woman is lying in a hospital bed in Dibrugarh. A car is in a forensic lab. And now, the man who was allegedly behind the wheel when shots were fired has been arrested. The Lal Pahar firing case in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh, is no longer just a disturbing rumour circulating in district circles — … Read more

Bullet in the Dark: Woman Shot in Knee as Assam Rifles Clash With Militants Near Namsai’s Reserve Forest

Bullet in the Dark: Woman Shot in Knee as Assam Rifles Clash With Militants Near Namsai's Reserve Forest

A quiet Friday night along the edge of Tengapani Reserve Forest turned violent — and a 30-year-old woman from a small village in Namsai district is now nursing a bullet wound to her left knee. When the Forest Becomes a Battlefield At around 9:15 PM on July 17, an exchange of fire broke out between … Read more

A Militant’s Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

A Militant's Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

For a man who once carried a pistol and a rank — even if self-styled — the walk into the SP’s office in Khonsa must have felt like the longest one of his life. On July 17, Penngam Konyak, 42, a self-styled Lieutenant Colonel of the banned NSCN-R outfit, surrendered before a joint team of … Read more