TURA, Feb 9: There seems to be no end to the cache of arms and ammunition that the once-dreaded GNLA outfit stashed across the hills and forests of East Garo Hills overlooking Williamnagar and Simsang river.
On Tuesday morning, police unearthed dozens of live rounds of ammunition meant for a sniper rifle that had been buried underground by Late Sohan D Shira, the once-feared chief of the proscribed outfit.
“We received specific inputs about buried arms and ammunition at Dorengkigre jungles and a special operation team was dispatched to search the area this morning. After a thorough search, we were able to locate the hidden items in a jungle area approximately 20 kilometres from Williamnagar,” informed East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police, Bruno A Sangma.
Dorengkigre was once a well-known hideout of the GNLA that not only used the vast jungle area to set up training camps but also concealed an assortment of weapons which have been gradually unearthed in the last three years.
Tuesday’s recovery comprised of 219 rounds of 7.7 mm sniper ammunition, a demand note of the GNLA and 53 number of ear phones used on walkie-talkie communication sets.