ITANAGAR, Sep 24: Arunachal Pradesh Police has arrested one person and identified the remaining 12 accused in the alleged assault on Sikkimese rapper Ugen Namgyal Bhutia, popularly known as UNB, within 24 hours of registration of the case, an officer said on Thursday.
The arrested accused has been identified as 22-year-old Nabam Tapang, a resident of Bobia village under Leporiang circle in Papum Pare district.
He was apprehended at Doimukh on Wednesday night with the assistance of the officer-in-charge of Itanagar Police Station and his team, Lower Dibang Valley Superintendent of Police Ringu Ngupok said.
A special investigation team (SIT), constituted under Ngupok's supervision, is probing the case. The SP said all 13 persons allegedly involved in the incident have been identified and efforts are on to arrest the remaining 12, who are also from Papum Pare district.
The action followed an FIR registered at Roing Police Station in connection with the alleged assault on UNB and his manager near Tiwari Gaon in Lower Dibang Valley district on Monday evening. (PTI)