Five militants surrender in Meghalaya

Five militants surrendered in Meghalaya's Garo Hills region along with arms and ammunition, the police said today.
Two founding members of the United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) militant outfit - John and Chinku - surrendered at the Tura police station in West Garo Hills district while three surrendered in South Garo Hills district yesterday, they said.
The duo had joined ANVC in 2005 while John (Rambo) had joined ANVC(B) in 2009 before both being instrumental in forming the UALA last year, SP Mukesh Singh said.
In South Garo Hills district, Sengrang N Marak surrendered yesterday morning, while two others surrendered in the evening.

The surrendered cadres deposited a 9 mm pistol with 15 rounds and a 7.65 mm pistol with 8 rounds and one wireless handset.
District SP Lakador Syiem said police operations have increased leading to cadres of various outfits coming forward to surrender and he expected more militants to come forward and surrender even as civil society organisations, Church elders and residents were helping the police bringing these people forward.

"We are confident that results of Operation Hill-storm will be better with time," Syiem said.
Meanwhile, one militant, a juvenile, was caught from Gasuapara when he had come to extort money from a businessman while another was caught from the Agreng area of Nongalbibra.

"A juvenile was arrested last night in an operation led by Additional SPs - Abraham T Sangma and BR Marak, when he had come to collect extortion money. We suspect him to be a GNLA militant and questioning is on," Syiem said.
In another operation in Nongalbibra, a police team arrested one A G Marak of Ningchiken village under Shallang PS in West Khasi Hills.
He is wanted in a case registered in Nongalbibra in violations of the Arms Act and is allegedly a member of the GNLA.