Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
Guwahati, June 24:
As many as 60 militants, including two Bhutan-trained cadres among 54 from ULFA, surrendered before the army today across Assam and laid down arms.
In upper Assam's Mariani, 32 insurgents -26 from ULFA, four from NSCN-IM and two from NSCN-K-surrendered at a function in the army cantonment.
The ULFA group had two women, fiv� self-styled sesgeant majors and as many 'sergeants' while the rest were
'privates'.
They deposited two AK-47 rifles, 13 pistols, eight 12-bore rifles, four grenades, two revolvers and a carbine.
The prominent ULFA cadres who surrendered included the Bhutan- trained husband-wife duo of 'sergeant major' Numal Chetia and Bonty Chetia, Ritumeni Hazarika - 'cultural secretary' of the group's strike force '28 battalion' - and a close associate of the battalion's arrested commander Prabal Neog.
In another army function at Tamulpur in lower Assam, 26 ULFA militants -- 23 from its 709 battalion and three from 27 battalion - surrendered.
In two other small pro-grammes at Diphu and Charidoar, two ULFA militants surrendered before the army and laid down some revolvers and several rounds of live ammunition.