Overview

• The men were taken from a road construction site in Laho village in Tirap’s Dadam circle on Saturday afternoon.
• Officials said NSCN-K cadres carried out the abduction, with about seven to eight armed members involved.
• Assam Rifles columns under the Army’s Spear Corps used specific intelligence to cordon the Nianu area after laying interceptions near Ngisa K Nokna and Nginnu K Nokna.
• At first light around 5:50 am, insurgents opened fire and troops returned calibrated small-arms and mortar fire, enabling the rescue without harm.
• The labourers were moved to Khonsa for medical checks, and searches continue for the abductors as the outfit remains banned under a five-year extension issued last month.