644 militants surrendered in Assam…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (HS): As many as 644 militants of eight banned insurgent outfits surrendered in Assam on Thursday along with 177 arms, said the Director-General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta. He said, “This is one of the biggest surrender of militants in recent times.”
These militant outfits surrendered in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a program here. These militants belong to a number of insurgent groups including ULFA (I), NDFB, RNLF, KLO, CPI (Maoist), NSLA, ADF, and NLFB. “This is an important day for the state and the Assam Police. Altogether 644 cadres and leaders of eight militant groups laid down their arms,” the DG said.
