- Web Master
- April 15, 2024
by NJ Thakuria
Guwahati: Signaling a new hope for trusted
friendship between India
(Bharat) and Myanmar (Burma), the federal
government in NayPieTaw
recently handed over 22 members of various
armed outfits from the
Northeast. All the insurgents were apprehended
by Myanmar security
forces from Sagaing locality and extradited
following the successful
persuasion by India’s national security adviser
Ajit Doval.
A special flight carrying the groups of
insurgents belonged to United
National Liberation Front (UNLF), People’s
Revolutionary Party of
Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup
(KYKL), People’s
Liberation Army (PLA), National Democratic Front
of Boroland (NDFB-S)
and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) reached
Imphal and
disembarked 12 rebels. Later it came to Guwahati
to hand over 10
rebels to Assam police.
Recognized as the first of its kind gesture by
Myanmar military
Tatmadaw, the Ajit Doval supervised operation
resulted in bringing
back most wanted militant leaders like Peshuram
Lesharam (PREPAK-Pro),
Santomba Ningthaujam (UNLF), Rajen Daimary &
Sansuma Basumatary
(NDFB-S) etc. It simply signifies the enhanced
defence and
intelligence ties for both the neighboring
countries.
It may be noted that most of northeastern
militants, after losing
their bases in Bhutan and Bangladesh, took
shelter in Myanmar. They
also run their training centers inside
Myanmarese jungles adjacent to
the China border. Fugitive Paresh Barua,
who leads United Liberation
Front of Assam (Independent), is understood as
taking shelter in such
a locality.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic protocol amidst
nationwide lockdown,
all Manipur militants were taken to a quarantine
centre in the State
capital after taking their samples for screening.
Rebels from Assam
have been taken to a Guwahati hotel for the
necessary isolation and
their samples were taken to test for novel
corona virus infection.