43 militants surrender arms in Manipur

Guwahati, Jan 7: Forty-three cadres of different insurgent groups in Manipur   today surrendered before Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh during a“home coming ceremony” organised by the state Home department in Imphal.

The militants laid down 19 arms, 17 hand grenades, 5handheld sets, one Kenwood set, 9 PEK, 5 IED, and 209 ammunition before the CM.

The surrendered militants include 13 from valley-basedKangleipak Yawol Kanba Lup (KYKL), five from People’s Liberation Army, 11 fromKangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group), five from United NationalLiberation Front (UNLF), five from KCP (N), two from PREPAK (PRO) and one fromthe hill-based NSCN (U).