<p>Niki Sumi, the self-styled military advisor of NSCN-K, is said to be the brain behind the June 4 attack on an Army convoy in Manipur, government officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Quoting intelligence inputs, the officials said Sumi, who hails from Nagaland, drew up the entire conspiracy from Myanmar along with two other commanders of NSCN-K and one KYKL militant leader.<br /><br />Sumi was the commander of the NSCN-K camp in Ponue in Myanmar, which was attacked by the Army on June 9 from Nagaland side. But Sumi had left the camp by then.<br /><br />It is believed that 15 NSCN-K insurgents at the camp were killed in the attack by the commandos of Indian Army's special forces, officials said.<br /><br />Sumi is reportedly changing his location every fortnight to avoid detection by Indian intelligence agencies. He has been working under the direct supervision of NSCN-K supremo S S Khaplang who is also wanted for hatching the whole conspiracy.<br /><br />The other two senior NSCN-K insurgents identified by the intelligence agencies for the June 4 attack conspiracy were Neymlang, the "Major General" of NSCN-K, and Starson Lamkang, the head of finance wing of the group, who is suspected to have facilitated the attack, officials said.<br /><br />Following the killing of the 18 Army soldiers, commandos of Special Forces had carried out a strike in the militant camps deep inside Myanmar.<br /><br />Government has also decided to ban NSCN-K again for its recent violent activities after abrogating the ceasefire agreement with the Centre. <br /></p>
<p>Niki Sumi, the self-styled military advisor of NSCN-K, is said to be the brain behind the June 4 attack on an Army convoy in Manipur, government officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Quoting intelligence inputs, the officials said Sumi, who hails from Nagaland, drew up the entire conspiracy from Myanmar along with two other commanders of NSCN-K and one KYKL militant leader.<br /><br />Sumi was the commander of the NSCN-K camp in Ponue in Myanmar, which was attacked by the Army on June 9 from Nagaland side. But Sumi had left the camp by then.<br /><br />It is believed that 15 NSCN-K insurgents at the camp were killed in the attack by the commandos of Indian Army's special forces, officials said.<br /><br />Sumi is reportedly changing his location every fortnight to avoid detection by Indian intelligence agencies. He has been working under the direct supervision of NSCN-K supremo S S Khaplang who is also wanted for hatching the whole conspiracy.<br /><br />The other two senior NSCN-K insurgents identified by the intelligence agencies for the June 4 attack conspiracy were Neymlang, the "Major General" of NSCN-K, and Starson Lamkang, the head of finance wing of the group, who is suspected to have facilitated the attack, officials said.<br /><br />Following the killing of the 18 Army soldiers, commandos of Special Forces had carried out a strike in the militant camps deep inside Myanmar.<br /><br />Government has also decided to ban NSCN-K again for its recent violent activities after abrogating the ceasefire agreement with the Centre. <br /></p>