The Garo rebel outfit, Garo National liberation Army (GNlA) has demanded the Meghalaya Government to withdraw the ongoing counter-insurgency operation to secure the release of a State Government servent, who had been abducted by the outfit two days ago.
“If the Government doesn’t stop and withdraw the operations against us and others (militant outfits) within the Garo Hills region immediately within this week, then we (GNlA) will be compelled to shoot/kill the kidnapped Meghalaya Government official within this week itself,” said GNlA spokesman Garo Mandei Marak in the statement emailed to the media on Thursday.
The outfit further threatened to dispose the body of Sangma in such location from where it might never reach to his family and loved ones for a proper burial. However Inspector General of Police (law and Order) of Meghalaya police, GHP Raju declined to withdraw operation