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NSCN (IM) apprehended

By Anup Biswas |

One Ss pvt Gideon Daime (18) Army No 42301/10(IM) S/O Lt Namra Daime of Village Longmang apprehended by 9 Madras Mahur camp and Mahur police on November 13. Recovered- 4x AK Rds. Daime joined NSCN (IM) in March 2010, trained in Tamei camp, Tamenglong. Operated in entire Zeliangrong region since then, it is learnt.

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