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GARTALA: BSF has nabbed four NSCN(I-M) militants who crossed over to India after killing six of their comrades in a fierce gunbattle at one of
their camps in Bangladesh.
"Along with a Bengali cook, the militants were apprehended in North Tripura on Sunday. They admitted to killing six of their comrades at the outfit's Nonacherri camp in Moulabibazar, Sylhet, on Saturday night," DIG BSF A K Singh said here on Monday. The camp is located about nine km from the Satlang border outpost along the Indo-Bangla frontier.
The four claimed that the encounter was result of a showdown which happened after they tried in vain to convince the camp commander to surrender.
The apprehended militants were identified as Khomwng (21), a resident of Joliki in Nagaland, Nzau Chima (23), also of Nagaland, Kumar (24) and Sandai (21) of Sagang and Rukhumbi respectively in Manipur. They were escaping along with Ranjit Pal (25), the cook from Panisagar in North Tripura. The border guards found five AK-series rifles and a huge cache of ammunition on them.
"Technically speaking, the militants were apprehended and did not surrender. The BSF personnel manning the border spotted the rebels and asked them to stop. It was only after the militants stopped that our men rounded them up and disarmed them. But it's true that they were coming to surrender before authorities," Singh said.
During interrogation, the NSCN militants told BSF personnel that they were hiding in the Nonacherri camp since 2004. Sources said Ranjit, who is a resident of Ramnagar village in Panisagar, used to sell "paan" in the Khashiapunji area, not very far from the Nonacherri camp. Later, he got in touch with the Naga militants and used to cook food for them. Incidentally, it was Ranjit who was leading the four NSCN(I-M) militants to India in an apparent bid to surrender.
"We will produce the rebels before a court seeking police remand. If the court grants our plea, police and intelligence officials will interrogate them," said a police officer from North Tripura.
Sources said Nagaland Police has been informed about the incident and its officials will soon come to Tripura, interrogate the four rebels and take them in transit remand.
Three years ago, seven NSCN (I-M) militants had surrendered to the BSF in North Tripura district.
GARTALA: BSF has nabbed four NSCN(I-M) militants who crossed over to India after killing six of their comrades in a fierce gunbattle at one of
their camps in Bangladesh.
"Along with a Bengali cook, the militants were apprehended in North Tripura on Sunday. They admitted to killing six of their comrades at the outfit's Nonacherri camp in Moulabibazar, Sylhet, on Saturday night," DIG BSF A K Singh said here on Monday. The camp is located about nine km from the Satlang border outpost along the Indo-Bangla frontier.
The four claimed that the encounter was result of a showdown which happened after they tried in vain to convince the camp commander to surrender.
The apprehended militants were identified as Khomwng (21), a resident of Joliki in Nagaland, Nzau Chima (23), also of Nagaland, Kumar (24) and Sandai (21) of Sagang and Rukhumbi respectively in Manipur. They were escaping along with Ranjit Pal (25), the cook from Panisagar in North Tripura. The border guards found five AK-series rifles and a huge cache of ammunition on them.
"Technically speaking, the militants were apprehended and did not surrender. The BSF personnel manning the border spotted the rebels and asked them to stop. It was only after the militants stopped that our men rounded them up and disarmed them. But it's true that they were coming to surrender before authorities," Singh said.
During interrogation, the NSCN militants told BSF personnel that they were hiding in the Nonacherri camp since 2004. Sources said Ranjit, who is a resident of Ramnagar village in Panisagar, used to sell "paan" in the Khashiapunji area, not very far from the Nonacherri camp. Later, he got in touch with the Naga militants and used to cook food for them. Incidentally, it was Ranjit who was leading the four NSCN(I-M) militants to India in an apparent bid to surrender.
"We will produce the rebels before a court seeking police remand. If the court grants our plea, police and intelligence officials will interrogate them," said a police officer from North Tripura.
Sources said Nagaland Police has been informed about the incident and its officials will soon come to Tripura, interrogate the four rebels and take them in transit remand.
Three years ago, seven NSCN (I-M) militants had surrendered to the BSF in North Tripura district.
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