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| India-Pakistan |
| 16 hardcore militants surrender |
| 2003-12-31 |
| Sixteen hardcore militants, 15 from the ULFA and one from the MULTA, surrendered before the Indian Army here today. The militants surrendered before the Commander of 41 Sub-area Brigadier S N Sethia, and handed over their arms and ammunition, officials said. A pistol, two revolvers, one IED, three detonators, four grenades, two rounds of AK-47 ammunition and several documents were among the objects surrendered. No sword? Can’t have a formal surrender without a sword. Brigadier Sethia said the surrender will be a big blow to the banned outfits operating in Upper Assam. He urged the militants languishing in jungles to contact their nearest army post and surrender. He assured that they will be treated with respect and their safety ensured. "Those who don’t will be hunted down and killed" Bhaskar Bordoloi, one among the ULFA militants who surrendered today, said he had come down from Bhutan last June. He said the strength of the outfit was decreasing. He said several hundreds of cadres had sneaked into Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland after the first quit notice was served by the Royal Bhutan Government. Their fearless leaders are no doubt safe at their condos in Bangladesh planning their next move. |
| Posted by:Steve |