KHONSA, 17 Jul: An insurgent belonging to the NSCN (R) faction surrendered before the police and security forces here in Tirap district on Friday.

The surrendered militant has been identified as self-styled lieutenant colonel Penngam Konyak (42), a resident of Nyasa village in Nagaland’s Mon district, Tirap SP Aditya said.

The militant surrendered voluntarily during a joint operation conducted by the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police following information about the presence of a suspected NSCN (R) operative in the Bank Colony area for alleged extortion-related activities, the SP said.

During the operation, the security forces recovered one .32 mm pistol with a magazine and four live rounds from the surrendered insurgent. (DIPRO)