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This paves the way for Muivah and NSCN (I-M) chairman Isak Chishi Swu to visit India to hold further rounds of peace talks.
The district magistrate of Dimapur on Monday passed an order withdrawing the warrant, which was issued in February 2000 following an ambush on Chief Minister S C Jamir's convoy in November 1999 in which two security personnel were killed.
Through a separate memorandum, the state government also withdrew the cash reward of Rs one million (Rs 10 lakh), which was to be given to any person furnishing information leading to the arrest of H S Ramsan Tangkhul alias Hangshi Tangkhul of the NSCN (I-M), suspected to be involved in the ambush, the spokesman said.
The NSCN (I-M) leaders have held several rounds of discussions abroad with the Centre's representative K Padmanabhaiah and other officials.
It had been suggested to NSCN (I-M) leaders that they visit India to hold further rounds of talks, earlier reports had said.
The move to withdraw the warrant came after Jamir's public assurances in February in this regard.
This was welcomed by Union Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani who had then said that such a step would help accelerate the peace process.
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