SHILLONG: A self-styled “major of the 1996 batch” of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), Combart Syad, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of East Khasi Hills on Monday afternoon.
Syad (36) is a resident of Karimganj in Assam. He was a trainer in HNLC camps, sources said.
Earlier, several HNLC militants had surrendered and joined the mainstream due to the hardships faced in militant camps.
Syad, who was the first militant to surrender under the leadership of SP Davis NR Marak, was not carrying arms on Monday.
