As many as 43 cadres of several militant groups surrendered before the Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh during a “homecoming ceremony” organized by the state government in Imphal on Saturday.
They laid down 19 arms, 17 hand grenades, 5 handheld sets, one Kenwood set, 9 PEK, 5 IED, and 209 ammunition before the chief minister.
The militants include 13 from Kangleipak Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL), five from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)/RPF, 11 from Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group), five from United National Liberation Front (UNLF), five from KCP (N), two from PREPAK (PRO), one from PREPAK and one from NSCN (U).