TURA, NOV 11: Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) commander-in-chief Sohan D. Shira denied issuing death threats to judicial and police officers in the Garo hills on facebook but said that he has only issued a bounty of Rs lakhs for information on police movement.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Shira said, “I have promulgated Rs 15 lakh for any person who could provide information to us on police personnel,” adding that it would only be a ‘coincidence’ if any SPs, ASPs or DSPs fell in their line of fire
Shira issued the statement in response to Meghalaya police’s move to register a case against him over a post in a facebook by an account holder who had posted a bounty of Rs 20 lakh for targeting judicial and other government officials in Garo hills.
Shira made it clear that he had not issue the threat by saying,“I have not issued a death threat against judicial officials or police officers of ranks in Garo hills. The person who posted the threat on Facebook and offered Rs 20 lakh as a cash reward for assassination of district judicial officials, police personnel is not a GNLA member.”
6 GNLA rebels held
Meanwhile Meghalaya police on Tuesday arrested six suspects GNLA militants involved in last week’s attack on a passing vehicle carrying traders from Chinabat market towards Rongram in West Garo hills.
In the attack, one person sustained bullet injuries.
West Garo hills SP Mukesh Singh said, “We have arrested six persons while they were having food next to Manchi waterfall close to Oragitok village, where the attack took place last week”.
Singh claimed that the six are GNLA militants with two of the arrested men, Sengseng T Sangma (22) and Jackey T Sangma (20) belonging to GNLA area commander Baichung’s group.
The other cadres have been identified as Salnam Ch Marak (22), Dandil Ch Marak (22), Ismail A Sangma (22) and Francis Sangma (21). All rebels are from Oragitok village. However, no weapons were found from their possession.- From Our Correspondent
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