Ex-UALA cadre among arrested in GNLA-R case

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 5, 2024

Three persons were arrested for their involvement in the attempted regrouping of the banned Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).

They have been identified as Simsang K Marak (40) from Resubelpara, T Sangma (40) and Suresh Sangma (32) from Adogre.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, North Garo Hills Superintendent of Police Bruno A Sangma said Simsang was an ex-UALA cadre.

“He (Simsang) has been rehabilitated and he is the main culprit in this case. He has been wanted by Assam police. The Assam court has given MPWA against him and we will be handing him over to Assam police as and when investigation is over in North Garo Hills,” he said.

The arrest was made after an FIR was received in Kharkutta police station on February 24. Prior to this, there was also a social media posting on February 7 saying that GNLA has regrouped.

“We have seized mobile phones from their possession, which were used in the crimes…They have demanded ransom of Rs 20,000 from the victim in North Garo Hills,” Sangma informed.

Stating that more arrests will take place in the coming days, the SP said, “There were around 7-8 members in this regroup  so we will not be sparing them, we will be going after them.”

Asked, Sangma said most of the arms hidden by GNLA have been recovered and seized in Williamnagar during my time when I was posted there. As of now, we dont have any seizure of arms, he added.