Giving a lethal blow to the Karbi Peoples’ liberation Tigers (KPlT) militants, the Army and Assam Police have jointly arrested seven senior leaders of the outfit including its commander-in-chief (C-in-C) on Monday.
Guwahati-based Defence spokesman lt Col Suneet Newton said this on Monday while adding that the breakthrough came after busting a hideout of the militants at Amring forest area under Hamren subdivision in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Monday. The arrest includes KPlT commander-in-chief, Sunder Dera, his deputy Danger Ingti and other area commanders, Newton said.
During the operation, a huge cache of arms and ammunition including four AK series Rifles , two pistols, one grenade launcher, 14 magazines of AK Rifles, six magazines of pistols, 2,343 rounds of 7.62 caliber ammunition, 14 rounds of 9 mm pistols ammunition, dummy rifles for training of new recruits, demand notes and payment receipts etc.
On Sunday, the security forces had nabbed the outfit’s Finance Secretary Birton Timung alias Rock, Auditor Hemai Singh Kro alias Mysing and a cadre langtuk Rohang from the another location in the hill district.On February 10, the Assam police and Army in a joint operation had arrested outfit’s chairman Dondri Kramsa alias Sing Hanse from Dokmoka area in the district.