By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on Thursday said that the outfit is trying to bring back Singbirth N Marak alias Norok into the outfit for enabling him to participate in the peace pact.
Norok had gone into hiding after he was accused of being involved in the Williamnagar jail incident which led to the death of two jail staff.
ANVC-B chairman Rimpu Marak said, “Norok is still a part of the ANVC-B and we are trying to get him back as we are in the verge of a settlement and the last thing we would want is another splinter group.”
Reacting to a query on the media reports that Norok has formed the United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA), Marak said the former has confirmed that he has not sent any press release to the media about the formation of the new group.
“He said that somebody is using his name for their own vested interest,” Rimpu Marak said.
The East Garo Hills District Magistrate had cancelled the bail granted to four ANVC (B) cadres including Singbirth N Marak for their alleged involvement in the gunning down two staff of Williamnagar district jail even though the outfit has denied its hand in the February 2 incident. Rimpu Marak also asserted that UALA is an Assam based outfit which was conceptualized after the Garo -Rabha conflict few years back.
