PLA leader Irom Ibotombi Meitei surrendered and joined the mainstream on Monday, an event Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh called a “homecoming”.
Our Correspondent Imphal, June 1(EMN): Fourteen cadres of a militant outfit operating in Manipur on Wednesday laid down arms before Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in a homecoming ceremony organised at the banquet hall of 1st Manipur Rifles Battalion in Imphal. The cadres belonging to the United Tribal Liberation Army (James) with its chairman Tonthang Singsit handed over two HK-33 rifles, one AK Rifle, one A1 rifle, one A2 rifle, three single barrel rifles and three small arms along with one Chinese hand grenade, 18 gelatin sticks, 18 detonators and assorted ammunition. Welcoming the move of the cadres while speaking at the ceremony, N Biren Singh said that violence couldn’t bring a lasting solution and appealed to all the people who have taken such a path to return to the mainstream and lead a normal life. ‘For those who want homecoming, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had already announced publicly that except those who were involved in heinous crime, everyone should be exemp
At least 14 cadres of the United Tribal Liberation Army (James faction), a small militant group in Manipur surrendered before Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday at Imphal. The cadres, including its chairman, Tongthang Singsit, deposited weapons such as two HK-33 rifles, one AK rifle, one A1 rifle, one A2 rifle, three single barrel rifles and three small arms along with