28 insurgents lay down arms in Arunachal
Updated on Friday, August 07, 2009, 21:57 IST Tags:28 insurgents, arms in Arunachal
Itanagar: In all 28 terrorists of various outfits with a large cache of arms and ammunition surrendered at the 19 Assam Rifles Battalion headquarters at Khonsa in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, according to official sources.
The surrenderees include ULFA (9), NSCN-IM (3), NSCNK (6), NSCN-U (2) and ANLA (8), 19 Assam Rifles Commandant Colonel Naveen told, adding they deposited Chinese Rifle (1), pistol (11), revolvers (6), hand grenade (6), IED (2) and large quantity of ammunition and explosives.
Brig Cherukapalli congratulated the surrendered cadres on their bold and wise decision to join the national mainstream.
He added that the return of large number of cadres of various outfits is an indicator that terrorists were fast losing ground and Army operations coupled with psychological initiatives were bearing dividends.
28 insurgents lay down arms in Arunachal
Updated on Friday, August 07, 2009, 21:57 IST Tags:28 insurgents, arms in Arunachal
Itanagar: In all 28 terrorists of various outfits with a large cache of arms and ammunition surrendered at the 19 Assam Rifles Battalion headquarters at Khonsa in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday, according to official sources.
The surrenderees include ULFA (9), NSCN-IM (3), NSCNK (6), NSCN-U (2) and ANLA (8), 19 Assam Rifles Commandant Colonel Naveen told, adding they deposited Chinese Rifle (1), pistol (11), revolvers (6), hand grenade (6), IED (2) and large quantity of ammunition and explosives.
Brig Cherukapalli congratulated the surrendered cadres on their bold and wise decision to join the national mainstream.
He added that the return of large number of cadres of various outfits is an indicator that terrorists were fast losing ground and Army operations coupled with psychological initiatives were bearing dividends.
28 insurgents lay down arms in Arunachal