Trader Atar Singh shot dead by suspected NSCN-K(YA) rebels

The trader identified as 70 year old Atar Singh was shot twice at his grocery shop by a group of 4 militants.

Suspected NSCN-K-YA militants shot dead a trader in the state’s Longding district this evening. The trader identified as 70 year old Atar Singh was shot twice at his grocery shop by a group of 4 militants at around 6 this evening.

Singh was with his wife and son at the shop at the time of the incident.

The bullets hit Singh’s chest and critically injured him. While he was immediately rushed to the local community health centre in Longding he succumbed to his injuries there.

2 empty cartridges were recovered from the site of the incident.
Hailing from Haryana, Singh’s family had shifted to Longding around 40 years ago.

The incident has created a fear psychosis in the entire area.

It may be mentioned that the NSCN-K-YA and other groups have been carrying out rampant extortion activities in Arunachal’s Tirap, CHangland and Longding districts.

Locals have staged multiple protests in recent months demanding an end to extortion and insurgency in the area.

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