TURA: Garo Hills police seized two wireless sets along with a pistol following an encounter with GNLA militants at Tochapara village near Purakhasia in South West Garo Hills district on Sunday afternoon.
SWAT commandos came across a group of armed GNLA militants belonging to Jackfruit Momin’s command at Tochapara village, near Purakhasia, leading to exchange of fire from both sides.
During the encounter the militants dropped a pistol with four live rounds of ammunition in a magazine before fleeing the scene. A further search of the encounter site led to the recovery of two wireless sets which were hurriedly abandoned by the militants during their escape. This is the second militant related incident in the same area in the last two days. On Saturday afternoon police teams nabbed a GNLA cadre identified as David Ch Momin alias Bilchang from Purakhasia while he was serving demand notes on traders and petty businessmen. He belonged to the command of Jackfruit Momin who goes by the name of Jack in the GNLA. Police maintain that Bilchang confessed to the authorities of his involvement in the Garodoba attack of September 16 in which two women and a man were shot dead when the armed ultras raided a Hajong village.
