Dibrugarh: Security forces have intensified vigil in the sensitive Arunachal-bordering Tinsukia district ahead of Independence Day, with the 20 Assam Rifles on Sunday apprehending a self-styled “captain” of the NSCN (K-YA) from Jagun.The arrested individual has been identified as Yumsen Kangkan, a resident of Fangchon village under Namtok police station in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the 20 Assam Rifles launched an operation in the Jagun area and apprehended Kangkan, who holds the self-styled rank of captain in the outfit.A pistol, a mobile phone, a camping tent and a bag were recovered from his possession during the operation. He is currently being handed over to the police at Lekhapani Police Station for further legal proceedings.Tinsukia, which shares its border with Changlang district among the insurgency-infested Tirap-Changlang-Longding (TCL) districts of Arunachal Pradesh, has long been considered a sensitive stretch due to its thick rainforests and strategic location. Security officials say the terrain provides a safe sanctuary for insurgents, with the border frequently used by cadres of Ulfa-I and NSCN factions as a transit route into Myanmar, where several training camps of these outfits are located.The arrest comes just two days after four cadres of the banned Ulfa (Independent) surrendered before the 44 Assam Rifles and Longding Police in Arunachal’s Longding district on Friday, amid sustained operations against insurgent groups operating in the region ahead of Independence Day.Officials said combing operations and checkpoints have been stepped up across Tinsukia’s border areas, with additional forces deployed to monitor movement along known infiltration routes.
