IMPHAL, June 25: A PIB press statement has said that SF have busted a hide-out of a UG group beleived to be that of the NSCN (K) on June 23“Based on information on the likely presence of armed cadres of NSCN (K) in general area old Nonei, a search operation was launched on June 23, 2013 at 11pm by a team of Security Forces under Red Shield Division”, said a press statement of the PIB.
“The operation resulted in busting of a temporary hideout of a UG group reportedly NSCN(K) and recovery of 38 live rounds of AK-47, 65 rounds of 9mm ball, 11 rucksacks, 17 combat shirts, Tarpaulin sheets, 15 plastic ponchos, 01 steel trunk and other warlike stores during the search of the area”, it said.
It is assessed that the house was being used as hideout by the same group of NSCN (K) cadres who were involved in a fire fight with Security Forces in Shonglung on June 22 which resulted in six UG cadres being killed”, it said.