Dibrugarh: An active cadre of NSCN-K (Khango Konyak) surrendered before security forces with arms and ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Tuesday.
The cadre has been identified as SS Lieutenant Wangkhu Lowang (32), son of Wangdiap Lowang, a resident of Moktowa village in Dadam, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.
According to reports, the NSCN cadre surrendered before the Tirap Police, 44th Assam Rifles, and 36th Battalion CRPF, Khonsa.
One 7.65 mm pistol (made in Kachin, registered No. 4702) with one magazine, and six rounds of 7.65 mm live ammunition were recovered from his possession.
“We are in touch with many NSCN cadres and they are showing willingness to surrender. The region has long been facing insurgency and now it is time to bring back peace in the region,” said a senior police official.
NSCN-K (Khango Konyak) is a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) led by Khango Konyak, which emerged after he split from the main NSCN-K group (originally led by S.S. Khaplang) around 2018–2019 following leadership disputes.
This faction subsequently entered into a fresh ceasefire agreement with the Government of India in April 2019.
Recently, an insurgent of NSCN (Niki Sumi) was surrendered before security forces in the Khonsa area of Arunachal Pradesh.
The surrendered individual was identified as Wangjong Wangsu (37), a self-styled Lieutenant of NSCN (Niki Sumi) and a resident of Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh.
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