SHILLONG: Police have launched combing operation to trace the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants who shot down three people at Darang Dachit village in South Garo Hills recently.
South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Lakador Syiem confirmed the involvement of GNLA in the killing of the three men.
He also said that it is not clear whether three people who were shot dead belonged to any militant outfit but police suspected the three deceased persons to be overground workers of the United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA).
The three persons were identified as Markush S Marak (23), Winsing D Shira (20) and Tengmil D Shita (19).
The three victims were picked up from a remote village of South Garo Hills of Chima Dachitgittim and then taken across to the village of Darang Dachit, where they were shot dead.
The bodies were taken to Williamnagar for post-mortem examination.
