Assam Rifles soldier killed in encounter
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Gunfight continuing in Arunachal Pradesh near the border with Myanmar.
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Gunfight continuing in Arunachal Pradesh near the border with Myanmar.
An Assam Rifles soldier was killed and two others injured in an encounter with suspected members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang-Yung Aung) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Saturday.
The district’s Superintendent of Police, Mihin Gambo confirmed the encounter and said the operation was continuing.
Officials said the Assam Rifles personnel had launched a combing operation at 8:30 a.m. near Longvi village following a tip-off about the presence of some armed men.
Assam Rifles intercepts an individual crossing India-Myanmar Border in Changlang
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The individual was identified as Pranab Kumar Gogoi, an employee of Quippo Oil and Gas Infra Ltd, who was earlier kidnapped from Inau, Arunachal Pradesh on 21 Dec last year by ULFA(I). The individual has been handed over to Arunachal Pradesh Police at Longvi.
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A border patrol of Assam Rifles in South Arunachal Pradesh intercepted an individual crossing the India-Myanmar Border in Changlang District, during border domination operations on 3 April.
The individual was identified as Pranab Kumar Gogoi, an employee of Quippo Oil and Gas Infra Ltd, who was earlier kidnapped from Inau, Arunachal Pradesh on 21 Dec last year by ULFA(I). The individual has been handed over to Arunachal Pradesh Police at Longvi.
3 Arunachal districts, 4 police stations bordering Assam notified as disturbed areas ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 14:35 IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has notified Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts and four police stations Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Namsai district, Roing police station in Lower Dibang Valley district, Sunpura police station in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam, as disturbed area under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for a further six months until September 30.
In a recent notification, the ministry has said that whereas the central government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (28 of 1958) had declared the Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and the area falling within the jurisdiction of four police stations in the districts of Arunachal Prade
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