Meghalaya govt working on strategy to deal with Garo ultras
PTI | 08:01 PM,Jan 30,2012Hunt for militants in Shillong Hunt for militants in Shillong Shillong, Mar 30 (PTI) Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics commandos and CRPF personnel were combing Lad Mawreng and Mawngap area in Upper Shillong for three militants who escaped during an operation to rescue employees of the Jaypee Group. Security forces arrested three armed National Liberation Army militants and rescued employees of the Jaypee Group, entrusted to execute the 450 MW Kynshi, Stage-II hydro electric project in remote Wahkaji area in West Khasi Hills district yesterday, but three militants escaped, East Khasi Hills Addl SP (Crime) Vivek Syiem said. The employees were abducted from the project site late on Wednesday evening. GNLA) 'C-in-C' Sohan D Shira in a statement, however, claimed that those arrested by the security forces did not belong to his outfit and had deserted from a camp in East Garo Hills last year with arms and ammunition. Deemed as a terror organisation by the Centre in January this year, the GNLA is involved in killing, extortion and kidnap of government officials and businessmen in all the three Garo Hills districts.
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