Garo rebels give up arms, set to surrender today

  • | Monday | 12th March, 2018

The official surrender will be held at the police headquarters in the state capital on Monday,” Ringrang Momin, SP of East Garo Hills, said. The surrender will take place in the presence of home minister James Sangma.The rebel group operated in three districts of the Garo Hills. The group had two AK-56 rifles, an INSAS rifle, SMG, .22 air rifle and .22 pistol among a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said.“They got in touch. The outfit’s chief, Sohan D Shira, was killed in a police operation last month.The cadres gave themselves up to police at Akelgre village, 8 km from Williamnagar in East Garo Hills , on Sunday. SHILLONG: The last remaining members of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the militant outfit suspected to be behind the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone Sangma last month, will surrender before police on Monday.

SHILLONG: The last remaining members of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), the militant outfit suspected to be behind the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone Sangma last month, will surrender before police on Monday. The outfit’s chief, Sohan D Shira, was killed in a police operation last month.The cadres gave themselves up to police at Akelgre village, 8 km from Williamnagar in East Garo Hills , on Sunday. The group had two AK-56 rifles, an INSAS rifle, SMG, .22 air rifle and .22 pistol among a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said.“They got in touch. The official surrender will be held at the police headquarters in the state capital on Monday,” Ringrang Momin, SP of East Garo Hills, said. The surrender will take place in the presence of home minister James Sangma.The rebel group operated in three districts of the Garo Hills. It was declared a terror outfit by the home ministry in 2012.

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