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UWAHATI: In response to the September 15 deadline set by Union home minister P Chidambaram for DHD (J) cadres to deposit arms, 193 cadres of the
outfit came out from their hideouts on Sunday and handed over 61 weapons. On Thursday, 12 cadres of the outfit deposited weapons to police at Haflong.
The DHD (J) is responsible for unleashing a reign of terror in the district for six years during which more than 300 people have been killed. "This is the sign of a new dawn that promises a change in the trouble-torn North Cachar Hills district," said GOC (4 Corps) Lt-Gen K T Parnaik.
Among those who surrendered arms on Sunday include Daniel Dimasa, Daku Dimasa, David Dimasa and Nalo Dimasa.
The government has laid down new rules for militant outfits before it agrees to declare truce and hold peace talks. According to these rules, an outfit has to first abjure violence by depositing weapons and stay away from extortion by moving to designated camps. Only its top leadership will be allowed to sit for talks.
According to security sources, the DHD (J) has 350 cadres and all of them are expected to deposit arms in the next two to three days. They will move to designated camps after a formal surrender ceremony at Haflong later in the month in the presence of chief minister Tarun Gogoi.
The outfit has already split and the breakaway group led by James Dimasa claims to have 70 cadres and are still undecided on joining the peace proc-ess.
Additional director general (Special Branch) Khagen Sarmah hoped that that all the cadres of the outfit will come to Haflong and deposit weapons in the next two to three days.
Defence spokesman Col R Kalia said those who have deposited weapons have been kept in two temporary camps at Kapuchera and Jatinga. "After surrendering arms, they were taken to transit camps under heavy escort by troops of the Red Shield Division," he added.
Kalia said a multi-dimensional strategy is in place in NC Hills with strong presence of security forces and army and the efforts have been well coor-dinated by a control room set up under the aegis of brigade headquarters at Haflong.
UWAHATI: In response to the September 15 deadline set by Union home minister P Chidambaram for DHD (J) cadres to deposit arms, 193 cadres of the
outfit came out from their hideouts on Sunday and handed over 61 weapons. On Thursday, 12 cadres of the outfit deposited weapons to police at Haflong.
The DHD (J) is responsible for unleashing a reign of terror in the district for six years during which more than 300 people have been killed. "This is the sign of a new dawn that promises a change in the trouble-torn North Cachar Hills district," said GOC (4 Corps) Lt-Gen K T Parnaik.
Among those who surrendered arms on Sunday include Daniel Dimasa, Daku Dimasa, David Dimasa and Nalo Dimasa.
The government has laid down new rules for militant outfits before it agrees to declare truce and hold peace talks. According to these rules, an outfit has to first abjure violence by depositing weapons and stay away from extortion by moving to designated camps. Only its top leadership will be allowed to sit for talks.
According to security sources, the DHD (J) has 350 cadres and all of them are expected to deposit arms in the next two to three days. They will move to designated camps after a formal surrender ceremony at Haflong later in the month in the presence of chief minister Tarun Gogoi.
The outfit has already split and the breakaway group led by James Dimasa claims to have 70 cadres and are still undecided on joining the peace proc-ess.
Additional director general (Special Branch) Khagen Sarmah hoped that that all the cadres of the outfit will come to Haflong and deposit weapons in the next two to three days.
Defence spokesman Col R Kalia said those who have deposited weapons have been kept in two temporary camps at Kapuchera and Jatinga. "After surrendering arms, they were taken to transit camps under heavy escort by troops of the Red Shield Division," he added.
Kalia said a multi-dimensional strategy is in place in NC Hills with strong presence of security forces and army and the efforts have been well coor-dinated by a control room set up under the aegis of brigade headquarters at Haflong.
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