TURA: Three GNLA rebels have surrendered in East Garo Hills in the last two days.
GNLA militant Chandro G Momin alias A’dare surrendered without any weapon at Era A’ning under Nongalbibra police station to acting police chief of East Garo Hills, RTG Momin.
Chandro, who left his shelter in neighbouring Bangladesh to surrender, told police that he was stationed in the outfit’s camp at Dorakgre when in 2015 police raided it leading to an encounter in which he sustained a bullet injury and had to be taken to Bangladesh for medical treatment.
The militant was kept in the neighbouring country with four other cadres but over time got disillusioned with the group.
He left his place of shelter in a Bangladeshi village and quietly slipped across the international border into Garo Hills on Saturday before heading towards East Garo Hills.
Hailing from Mahadeo village of Rongara in South Garo Hills, Chandro was convinced to join the outfit by GNLA commander Hebel who was later killed in a shootout with security forces. He underwent arms training in 2014 and was part of the sixth batch of recruits of the militant group.
Two more GNLA militants have surrendered to South Garo Hills police in Baghmara on Sunday evening after getting separated from their group during a police raid last month.
The duo, Mahat N Sangma alias Baghmara (22) of Gittinggre village and Abat G Momin alias Rongjeng (22) of East Garo Hills joined the rebel group in July this year.
They were part of the rebel group which was operating with elusive GNLA chief Sohan D Shira.
On November 16, the group was taking rest at Halwa Atong village with their commander-in-chief Sohan Shira when South Garo Hills police rushed in Special Force 10 commandos.
On seeing the SF-10 personnel, the rebels fled into the forests on with SF-10 commandos hot on their trail. Police had to restrain from opening fire in the village due to the presence of civilians.
According to the two surrendered rebels, they both got separated from the group while fleeing the police raid. They managed to trek through dense forests for several days before arriving at Gittinggre village from where they contacted church leaders to help them surrender.
They were brought to Baghmara where they surrendered but not with weapons.
