Kohima, Dec 18: Security forces have rescued two civilians who were kidnapped for ransom by NSCN(K) militants in Nagaland’s Mon district.
According to reports, both the individuals were kidnapped at gun point by armed cadres of Myanmar based NSCN-K (Ang Mai) group on the night of December 15 from Yannyu village in Mon district.
Atua Konyak and Tingkon Konyak were abducted from Yannyu village on the night of December 15-16 by heavily armed cadres.
After getting information, the Assam Rifles and Nagaland police have launched a rescue operation and successfully rescued the two civilians.
A gunfight was also reported during the incident.
Sources said the gunfight forced the kidnappers to flee and abandon their captives.
The two rescued youths were recovered unharmed.
The operation team recovered a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including an M-16 rifle and three pistols.
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