Naga: 7 armed militants arrested in Dimapur

Kohima, Jul 21: Dimapur police has arrested seven suspected militants, including two women, with arms and ammunition from Lotha Colony near Signal Basti area in Dimapur yesterday.

Police here today said four of the arrested persons were from Manipur and one from Assam and the two women from Nagaland.

One 7.56mm pistol, four rounds of ammunition, one car with fake registration number and 90 grams of contraband was also recovered from the arrested.

Police suspected that some of them might have joined the NSCN-IM undergroung outfit recently after they ousted from Kanglei Yawool Kanna Lup (KYKL), a Manipur based militant outfit.

However, investigation was on to ascertain the exact identity of the arrested and their involvement in arms deal, sources said.

UNI