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The Myanmar army turned over a group of 22 insurgents from the northeast to the Indian government on Friday afternoon. Insurgents, wanted in Manipur and Assam, are being brought back by a special plane, people familiar with the development told the Hindustan Times.
“This is a big step for the Myanmar government and a reflection of the deepening of ties between the two countries,” a senior government official told the Hindustan Times shortly after a plane with an insurgent load took off from Myanmar.
The plane will first stop in Manipur’s capital Imphal before heading to Guwahati from Assam. “The insurgents would be turned over to local police in the two states,” said the official.
“This is the first time that the Myanmar government has responded to India’s request to hand over leaders of northeast insurgent groups,” said a senior national security planner of the operation led by national security adviser Ajit. Doval.
This is seen as a result of increased intelligence and defense cooperation between the two countries on both sides.
DEPORTED: (Left, top) UNLF’s self-styled Capt Sanatomba Ningthoujam, (Left, bottom) Lt Pashuram Laishram of PREPAK-PRO, (Right, top) Rajen Daimary, Home Secretary (NDFB-S) and Right, Bottom) style Capt Sansuma Basumatary (NDFB-S)
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Those deported from Myanmar include some high-ranking and highly sought-after Indian insurgent leaders, including self-styled NDFB (S) Home Secretary Rajen Daimary, UNLF Captain Sanatomba Ningthoujam, and PREPAK (Pro) Lt. Pashuram Laishram. .
12 of the 22 insurgents are linked to four insurgent groups in Manipur: UNLF, PREPAK (Pro), KYKL and PLA. The remaining 10 are linked to Assam groups like NDFB (S) and KLO.
- NDFB (S)
- Rajen Daimary @ Rebgon, self-styled Home Secy
- Self-appointed Capt Sansuma Basumatary @ Sarontsai
- Gagaram Basumatary @ Capt. Gamsha
- Surju Brahmo @ Brammo SwrjiSula
- Sukuram Brahma
- KLO
- Shanker Deb Barman @ Silukar @ Siluksh
- Bhajan Barman @ Tiger Koch
- Bishu Roy @ Bishwa Singha Koch
- Jitendra Roy @ Mangak Koch ’
- Dhono Roy @ Sgt. Bahadur
- UNLF
- Naoba Meitei @ Nganba
- Masoom @ Sinthoi
- Balaram Takhellambam @ Loijing
- Own style grabber Sanatomba @ Ningthoujam @ Manaoba
- Pratap Meitei @ Naitomnganba
- Sanjoy Meitei @ Naocha
- Ajoy Akoijam @ Uttam
- PLA
- Athoi Meitei @ Koiramba
- Kennedy Aribam @ Nongdren
- PREPAK (Pro)
- Lt Pashuram Laishram self-appointed @ Arjun
- Premananda Meitei @ Harjit
- KYKL
- Santosh Meitei @ Kanta
The treacherous terrain along India’s more than 1,600 km border with Myanmar makes the area ideal for insurgent group camps that have been fighting the Indian state for decades.
But pressure on insurgent groups has increased in recent years after the Myanmar army agreed to carry out operations.
Last year, the Myanmar army carried out continuous operations until February and March 2019 on the basis of precise intelligence provided by the Indian security agencies.
The Myanmar army attacked the multi-group terrorist camps in Taga, in the north of the country, through the Vijaynagar salient in Arunachal Pradesh in the first phase, and decimated the Arakan, Nilgiri and Haukyat camps in the second phase.
The 22 insurgents were captured by the Myanmar army in the Sagaing region in these operations.
A national security official said Myanmar’s decision to hand over the insurgents is a great message to the teams that Naypyidaw is in sync with New Delhi in dealing with them.
Indian officials hope Myanmar’s action will be a deterrent to groups that assumed the dense forests across the border could isolate them from the action. Like the one created by the United Arab Emirates, once considered a haven for escaping Indian criminals, when it began deporting wanted criminals and terrorists in India.
“If Pakistan also acted against terrorists as these two countries do, then there would hardly be a terrorist group there as well,” lamented a senior national security official.
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