District Court in Sagaing region of Myanmar sentenced 24 Assam and Meitei rebels to two years in prison, reports Morung Express. The cadres belong to Manipur People’s Army (MPA), the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), the People’s Liberation Army of Manipur (PLA), the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK). They were arrested on January 29 this year, after the Northwestern Command of the Myanmar military raided the headquarters of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K). Deccan Herald further adds that according t intelligence officials, atleast 29 militants have been arrested since February by Myanmar.
Several cadres of NSCN (K), Ulfa (I), NDFB (S) and KLO had reportedly fled Myanmar and got in touch with security agencies to surrender. Security forces, however, stepped up operation along the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and have arrested at least 22 so far