Guwahati, July 14: An NSCN-IM recruitment bid in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district has been successfully foiled by the Indian Army by preventing four misguided youths from joining the Naga militant group.

Indian Army along with Assam police have also dismantled a major extortion network of the outfit.

“Four youths came in contact with an NSCN-IM cadre, who lured them to join their outfit. Based on the specific information, the army was constantly monitoring the activities of both the youths and the cadre,” said Defence spokesman Lt Col Amit Shukla.

He said, “On Friday, when the individuals, as instructed, were about to board a train to Dimapur from New Tinsukia railway station, Indian Army personnel, along with Assam Police established a discreet surveillance network at the railway station. All four youths were apprehended while trying to board the train,”.

He said that as per the latest inputs, the youths have been given a warning by police authorities and handed over to their families. ”

In another separate operation, the Army and Assam Police dismantled a major extortion network of NSCN-IM in Tinsukia and apprehended five key link persons involved in channelising the extortion money to Naga outfit cadres.

Lt Col Shukla said that a tea garden owner, who received an extortion threat of Rs 10 lakh from an NSCN-IM cadre, was kept under surveillance.

“The first Over Ground Worker (OGW) was apprehended, leading to the apprehension of four more linked persons, disrupting the entire extortion chain,” he said.

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