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Arunachal police crack down on shadow militant group NSCT-UTA

Itanagar, May 8 (UNI) The Itanagar capital police made significant headway in an ongoing investigation into a shadowy militant outfit calling itself the National Socialist Council for Taniland (NSCT) and its armed wing, United Tani Army (UTA).
The probe, which began on January 8 last following the circulation of videos and letters on social media by the group’s self-declared commander-in-chief Anthony Doke, has led to multiple arrests, seizures of arms and ammunition, and exposure of disturbing youth conscription activities, Itanagar SP Rohit Rajbir Singh said on Thursday.
Anthony Doke, a known habitual offender with over 20 criminal cases involving extortion and firearms violations, has been identified as the mastermind behind the outfit.
Based on preliminary findings, a case was registered at Itanagar police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the SP said.
Early leads led to the arrest of two key operatives Tana Hasi and Techi Bidu, who were allegedly involved in recruiting vulnerable youth from marginalized communities into the UTA.
Intelligence revealed their involvement in an attempted trafficking of a young boy from the Tarasso region to Myanmar, under false pretenses of financial opportunity, with the goal of enrolling him into a cross-border militant training camp.
Further investigation revealed that three other boys had already been trafficked out of Itanagar under the guise of participating in a YouTube shoot, only to be forcibly conscripted into UTA’s militant ranks.
Two of the boys have since returned and provided harrowing accounts of torture, and psychological abuse during their forced training.
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