Overview
- Two members of the NSCN‑K (Nikki Sumi) faction voluntarily laid down arms on Sunday, June 29, and were taken into custody before being handed to Khonsa Police for legal formalities and rehabilitation processing.
- The surrendered fighters were identified as self‑styled lieutenant Longmo Konyak, 32, of Phomching in Mon district (Nagaland), and self‑styled sergeant major Naikai Wangsu, 23, of Chanu village (Longding district).
- Security forces recovered two pistols with magazines, eight live rounds, two mobile phones with SIM cards and an Aadhaar card during the surrender.
- Assam Rifles’ Khonsa Battalion said the action followed specific intelligence and close coordination with Tirap Police, and officials described the event as evidence that outreach and sustained operations are encouraging defections.
- Tirap borders Assam, Nagaland and Myanmar and has long seen insurgent activity; the surrender could ease local tensions if rehabilitation succeeds and may prompt further defections under the government’s reintegration program.