By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The double standards of the police and the government were exposed on Wednesday when former HNLC cadre Banpyrkhat Langstieh alias Pyntngen, who had surrendered on Tuesday, was arrested for his suspected involvement in some criminal cases.
Langstieh had surrendered before East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police M Kharkrang.
Police on Wednesday claimed that the surrendered cadre was involved in the attack on Lumdiengjri police station. The former cadre is also suspected to be involved in putting up an HNLC flag at Student’s Field on HNLC raising day in August, 2012.
Meanwhile, the court on Wednesday remanded Langstieh in three days’ police custody.
Though the police claimed that the surrendered cadre was arrested for his involvement in certain criminal cases, sources have alleged that HNLC chief Julius Dorphang and many other cadres had surrendered before the police and the BSF in the past but no one had been arrested, despite the fact that several criminal cases had been pending against them.
Sources also stated that there was lack of clarity on the issue of surrender of militants since some are awarded general amnesty while others are arrested.
