Information About Incident 39736-76077-184932 in East Siang India

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The duo also extorted money from a Legislator belonging to the Congress party, Kamthok Lowang, and another politician from the District, Anok Wangsa of the Naga People''s Front.

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Police on August 28 said two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) linkmen, Joshua Ngobang and Samchang Wangsu, were arrested from a hotel in capital Itanagar on August 24, for trying to extort money from three politicians in Tirap District, according to Telegraph. Police reportedly arrested them after the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Minister Newlai Tingkhatra tipped it off about the NSCN-IM linkmen taking money from him on August 24. The duo also extorted money from a Legislator belonging to the Congress party, Kamthok Lowang, and another politician from the District, Anok Wangsa of the Naga People''s Front. Each of them was asked to pay INR 500, 000. The report adds that Naga militant outfits are targeting politicians from the Naga-dominated Tirap and Changlang Districts for extortion as the Legislative Assembly elections are drawing nearer.

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39736-76077-184932 8/29/2009 India Two NSCN-IM linkmen arrested in Arunachal Pradesh

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