GUWAHATI: On India’s requests the Myanmar military handed over a group of 22 northeast insurgents including members of Assam’s National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) and Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) to the Indian government on Friday afternoon. The insurgents, wanted in Manipur and Assam, have been brought back by a special plane, reports Hindustan Times.
According to a news report of Hindustan Times, the plane first made a stopover in Manipur capital Imphal, before heading to Assam’s Guwahati. The insurgents have been handed over to the local police in the two states. An Assam Police officer said the insurgents were being placed in quarantine in line with guidelines for movement of people in light of the Coronavirus disease.
“This is the first time that the Myanmar government has acted on India’s request to hand over leaders of the northeast insurgent groups,” a senior national security planner said about the operation driven by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
Among those deported by Myanmar are some senior and long-wanted Indian insurgent leaders such as NDFB (S) self-styled home secretary Rajen Daimary, Capt Sanatomba Ningthoujam of UNLF and Lt Pashuram Laishram of PREPAK (Pro).
12 of the 22 insurgents are linked to four insurgent groups in Manipur: UNLF, PREPAK (Pro), KYKL and PLA. The remaining 10 are linked to Assam groups such as NDFB (S) and KLO.
