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NSCN(K) Cadre nabbed

By Mithun Baruah |

Acting on a tip off Ledo Police nabbed a NSCN(K) cadre from Ledo Railway Station at 2.30 pm on Tuesday. The arrested NSCN(K) Cadre has been identified as Loang Lway (28) who came from Arunachal Pradesh to Ledo to Collect money from businessmen of thsi area, according to the police. The nabbed NSCN(K) cadre has been kept at Margherita Police Station where further investigation is going on.

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