Kohima, Oct. 19 -- In a swift and coordinated operation, the Assam Rifles operating under Spear Corps of the Indian Army, successfully rescued two labourers abducted by the NSCN-K (Rebel) cadres in Laho village, Dadam Circle, Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.

According to an official release, the incident occurred when armed cadres of NSCN-K (Rebel) abducted two labourers from a construction site at Laho village on October 18. Acting on specific intelligence, Assam Rifles columns were swiftly mobilised and launched a coordinated search and rescue operation in the general area of Nianu to trace the abductees and apprehend the perpetrators.

During the operation, when the search operation began, insurgents opened indiscriminat...