By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: With an aim to expand its network and revamp its activities, the proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) recently recruited 30 new cadres.
This was revealed by the self-styled corporal of the outfit, I Jingkyrmen Wanniang, who surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) here on Tuesday. The HNLC still has around 50 cadres, he said adding that the outfit has four camps in Bangladesh.
The revelation made by the surrendered ultra comes at a time when the HNLC is trying to resurface by making claims of regrouping its cadres.
The outfit had earlier announced through the social networking site Facebook that it was “back with cadres who were well-trained in handling sophisticated weapons and could operate in any kind of terrain.”
Wanniang had joined the outfit in December 2002 and entered Bangladesh through Mawsynram. He was closely associated with senior HNLC cadre Hep Koit, the area commander of Dawki and was involved in several extortion cases.
While depositing a pistol along with four rounds of ammunition, the ultra revealed that the outfit currently has 10 AK 47 machine guns at its disposal. He also informed that a couple of his colleagues wanted to join the mainstream as well.
