Itanagar: A massive combing operation has been launched by the security forces to trace the suspected NSCN militants who gunned down MLA Tirong Aboh and 10 others near Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said on Wednesday. The Army, the Assam Rifles and the state police have launched the operation to nab the perpetrators involved in the crime, Tirap Deputy Commissioner P N Thungon said.

#UPDATE CRPF: Convoy of NPP leader Tirong Aboh was ambushed by unknown militants in which total 11 people got killed including Tirang Aboh & his son. CRPF troops rushed from Khonsu. https://t.co/dBZuJQfta9