NIA arrests NSCN-IM member in Arunachal MLA killing case
The National Investigation Agency has arrested a self-styled sergeant major of NSCN-IM group in connection with the killing of Arunachal Pradesh MLA Tirong Aboh.
He said the accused was a part of killing team, and actually fired on Aboh and others on May 21 this year.
The Arunachal Pradesh government had decided to handover the killing of Aboh and nine others by suspected NSCN-IM militants to the NIA.
NPP MLA Aboh, his son and nine others were killed when suspected NSCN-IM militants opened fire at their vehicles near 12 Mile area in Tirap.
The MLA along with his relatives was on his way to Khonsa from Dibrugarh in Assam when the attack happened.