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Sixty-four militants surrendered with arms and ammunition before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Self-styled Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the ULFA (Independent) is one of the 64 who formally laid down arms before the chief minister.
Sixty-four militants, including a top leader of the ULFA (Independent), of four outfits, surrendered with arms and ammunition before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati on Monday, officials said.
Eighteen members of the ULFA, 32 of the United People s Revolutionary Front, 13 of the Dimasa National Liberation Army and one of the People s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) surrendered at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, a cultural institution, as reported by news agency PTI.
64 terrorists of 4 outfits surrender before Assam CM Sonowal
Mon, Dec 21 2020 11:02:37 PM
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IANS): In a significant development ahead of the next year s assembly polls, 64 militants belonging to four terrorist outfits on Monday formally laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
The terrorists, led by banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) self-styled Deputy Commander-in-Chief Drishti Rajkhowa, self-styled Lt Col. Montu Saikia, self-styled Lt Col. Sagar Topno formally surrendered in a ceremony at the famous Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
The 64 terrorists, including 18 ULFA (I), 32 United People s Revolutionary Front and 13 Dimasa National Liberation Army and one belomnging to the People s Democratic Front of Bodoland deposited 14 AK series rifles, one M-20 semi-automatic rifle, 15 pistols, two 9-mm Carbine many other improvised guns and a large quantities of ammunition.