KHONSA, 13 Feb: A self-styled lieutenant of the NSCN-K (Khango Konyak), identified as Wangkhu Lowang (32), surrendered at the Assam Rifles battalion headquarters here in Tirap district recently.
Lowang is a resident of Moktowa village in Tirap district.
Based on specific intelligence inputs regarding the presence of a hardcore underground operative in the general area of Moktowa, the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles launched a focused operation on 10 February.
Sustained persuasion and coordinated efforts of the security forces motivated the operative to shun the path of violence and return to the mainstream. Consequently, Lowang surrendered at the battalion headquarters.
The operative deposited one 7.65 mm pistol with magazine, along with six live rounds of 7.65 mm ammunition. (DIPR)
