HT Exclusive: Nudged by Ajit Doval, Myanmar army hands over 22 northeast insurgents

The Myanmar navy handed over a gaggle of 22 northeast insurgents to the Indian authorities on Friday afternoon. The insurgents, wished in Manipur and Assam, have been introduced again by a particular aircraft, folks accustomed to the event instructed Hindustan Times.

“This is a huge step for the Myanmar government and a reflection of the deepening ties between the two countries,” a prime authorities official mentioned quickly after an plane with a planeload of insurgents took off from Myanmar.

The aircraft first made a stopover in Manipur capital Imphal, earlier than heading to Assam’s Guwahati. The insurgents have been handed over to the native police within the two states.

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“This is the first time that the Myanmar government has acted on India’s request to hand over leaders of the northeast insurgent groups,” a senior nationwide safety planner mentioned in regards to the operation pushed by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. This is seen on account of growing intelligence and defence cooperation between the 2 nations from either side.

Among these deported by Myanmar are some senior and long-wanted Indian rebel leaders resembling NDFB (S) self-styled house secretary Rajen Daimary, Capt Sanatomba Ningthoujam of UNLF and Lt Pashuram Laishram of PREPAK (Pro).

12 of the 22 insurgents are linked to 4 rebel teams in Manipur: UNLF, PREPAK (Pro), KYKL and PLA. The remaining 10 are linked to Assam teams resembling NDFB (S) and KLO.

The treacherous terrain alongside India’s over 1,600-km border with Myanmar makes the realm superb for camps of rebel teams which have been preventing the Indian state for many years.

But stress has been constructing on the rebel teams over the previous few years after the Myanmar navy agreed to conduct operations.

Last yr, the Myanmar military carried out steady operations by way of February and March 2019 on the premise of pin-pointed intelligence offered by Indian safety businesses.

The Myanmar military attacked multi-group terror camps at Taga within the north of the nation throughout the Vijaynagar salient in Arunachal Pradesh within the first section, and decimated Arakan, Nilgiri and Haukyat camps within the second.

The 22 insurgents have been caught by the Myanmar military in Sagaing Region in these operations.

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A nationwide safety official mentioned Myanmar’s determination handy over the insurgents is a big message to the outfits that Naypyidaw is in sync with New Delhi on coping with them.

Indian officers count on Myanmar’s motion to be a deterrent to teams that had assumed the dense forests throughout the border may insulate them from motion. Just because the one created by the United Arab Emirates, as soon as thought of a haven for Indian criminals on the run, when it began deporting criminals and terrorists wished in India.

“If Pakistan also acted against terrorists as these two countries do, then there would hardly be any terror group there too,” a senior nationwide safety official lamented.