Hardcore PLA cadres apprehended
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 09 2017:
The Assam Rifles today claimed that its personnel have apprehended two hardcore cadres of People Liberation Army (PLA), which, one of them was involved in ambush on AR on May 22, 2016.The PRO, IGAR(South) claimed that self style sergeant Dinesh alias Sonoutan had confessed his involvement in the incident.
The other arrested PLA cadre is identified as one self style sergeant major Jiten.
The two PLA cadres were apprehended by 12 Assam Rifles under IGAR (S) while the duo were trying to sneak into the State.
"Dinesh alias Sonoutan has confessed his involvement in the ambush on Assam Rifles on May 22, 2016.His involvement was also confirmed with his photograph which was released by the outfit after the ambush," the PRO said in a statement.
According to the statement, the PLA cadre revealed that the operation code-named as "Operation Yenning" was jointly executed by CorCom.
PLA cadres played a lead role in attacking the AR troops.
Dinesh alias Sonoutan further added that the group informed of movements of security forces in the area by certain locals, the statement added.
"The insurgent also revealed the inhumane treatment meted out to the cadres of PLA.
The cadres will suffer and are tortured even for minor offences while the officers would enjoy all the privileges.
The cadres are also forbidden to have any contacts with their family members and are barred from using mobile phones.
They added that the groups are severely plagued by large scale desertions from the camps and gradual decline in the recruitment of new cadres," the statement said.
"The confessions show that these proscribed groups have no moral grounds and are ideologically bankrupt," it added.