TURA: A core member of GNLA’s hit squad from Chokpot that was involved in the cold blooded execution of Josbina Sangma, mother of four children, on June 3, has given himself up to police in Tura.
Police sources revealed that GNLA cadre Rakman Marak surrendered to authorities at Tura police station on Sunday citing unhappiness with the ‘methods’ of the outfit in its fight for a Garo state.
He surrendered with his GNLA identity card but without arms.
Police sources further revealed that he was in the same group of militants led by senior GNLA leader Rakkam which came face to face in an encounter with SWAT commandos in Chokpot during which Rakkam was shot dead.
A PTI report from Guwahati adds: Meanwhile, a suspected GNLA militant and a suspected UALA member were killed on Monday in two separate encounters with a joint team of army and police in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya and Goalpara district of Assam respectively.
Acting on a tip off about presence of militants in the area, the Army and Meghalaya police commandos conducted patrol in Kodomsali area adjacent to Tikrikilla along Assam-Meghalaya border at around 2 am where there was a brief exchange of fire between the militants and the security forces, police said.
In the encounter one militant was killed while another escaped, police said. The body of the slain militant has been taken to the Lakhipur police station for identification and conduction of post mortem, police added . Two pistols – one 7.65mm (USA made) and one 9mm pistol (China Made) – along with fired cases and live rounds, two magazines, one hand grenades were recovered from the slain ultra, the Defence ministry PRO at Guwahati said.
The United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) militant was killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in Goalpara district.
The UALA extremist exchanged fire with the security forces at Khardung under Krishnai police station along the Assam-Meghalaya border.