Khonsa ambush

Khonsa ambush
Date21 May 2019
Time11:30 am (IST)
LocationPansumthong village near Khonsa, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India[1]
TypeAmbush
PerpetratorSuspected NSCN-IM militants
Deaths11
Non-fatal injuries2
AccusedMaj Gen Absolon Tangkhul, James Kiwang, and others (accused but not apprehended)

The Khonsa ambush occurred on 21 May 2019, resulting in the death of eleven individuals, including Tirong Aboh, the incumbent MLA of the Khonsa West constituency in Arunachal Pradesh, and his son.[2]

  1. ^ UT News Service. "NIA announces cash rewards for Tirap massacre NSCN-IM accused, MLA contestant under NIA radar" Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Published on 27 September 2020. Accessed on 16 October 2023.
  2. ^ "NPP MLA & 10 Others Killed by Terrorists in AP, Search Op Underway". The Quint. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.