2 kidnapped by NSCN-K Ang Mai faction released after a month

Itanagar: Two persons, who were kidnapped by militants of the Ang Mai faction of banned outfit NSCN-K from Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, were released on Thursday after remaining in captivity for nearly a month, police said.Militants of the Ang Mai faction of the NSCN-K had kidnapped a village chief and a ‘gaon bura’ (village headman) from Chop village in the district on November 28 for allegedly not paying a levy of Rs 50,000 to the outfit.They were reportedly taken to Longpa village in neighbouring Myanmar.The village headman is an official post, while the village chief is a traditional one.Village headman Chopkhu Gangsa (53) and village chief Chijgsan Wangham (45) were released on Thursday and they reached their village around 2 pm, SP (Longding) Dekio Gumja said.“Their health conditions are stated to be stable,” the SP said, without elaborating on the details regarding their safe release.The outfit had reportedly demanded a ransom of Rs 1.65 crore for their release. However, it released the captives after pressure was put on by the police, security forces and community-based organisations, although it is not clear whether any ransom was paid.Another person, identified as Gangmoih Gangsa, who had gone to Longpa to negotiate the release of the duo, was also detained by the militants. However, he was also released along with the duo on Thursday. PTIWe also published the following articles recently