GNLA member killed, camp busted
By IANSWednesday, January 26, 2011
SHILLONG - Security forces Wednesday busted a training camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, killing a guerrilla and arresting three others, police said.
A special operation team backed by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) raided the camp in East Garo Hills district, police said.
A GNLA cadre was killed in the encounter while three others were arrested, Additional Director General Rajiv Mehta told IANS. Mehta said a number of weapons and explosives were seized from the camp.
The GNLA, which is fighting for a ’sovereign Garoland’ in the western area of Meghalaya, is headed by Champion R. Sangma, a policeman-turned-rogue.
The cadres are mostly deserters from the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Achik National Volunteers Council and Liberation of Achik Elite Force.
