[Courtesy: The Telegraph]
Silchar, June 4: Security forces have claimed to have cracked down on the Mansami National Christian Army (MNCA), a nascent tribal outfit comprising Hmar youths active in Churachandpur district of Manipur and Cachar in south Assam in a three-day joint offensive.
The operation that began on Monday was carried out in two phases — near a Shiva temple in Bhuban Hills in the Tezpur hill range in Sonai block of Cachar and Churachandpur, located nine and 24km respectively from this town.
The outfit based in Churachandpur, a bastion of Hmar tribals, was launched on March 16 this year.
What has given a new dimension to its activity is its religious orientation.
The MNCA that aims at spreading the hegemony of the Christians in Cachar district, recently desecrated the Shiva temple by roughing up Ramayan Das and Rajkumar Singh, the two priests who filed a case against the militants.
The attack drew sharp criticism from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Army sources said eight cadres of the outfit were picked up in two phases last night. .The arrested include Lalthupui Pampi, 33, Ramvhhung, 30, Ramchouand, 29, Derepian, 53, Leirikham, 29, Sansumanga, 31, Lalmalswam, 29 and Rimni, 30.
Pampi, the self-styled commander of the outfit, is from Langthuli village of Tipaimukh in Manipur, police said last night.
The 5 Assam Rifles Battalion, that coordinated the operation with police and the CRPF, handed them over to Sonai police around 8 last night.
Two rifles, a pistol, some bullets, four Bibles and eight jackets bearing the Cross were seized.
an chet dan reng hi taliban ang tho an nih. nakie tiengah kulmut hung ni pei an ta nuhmei kekawr bun khom an khap tum ding chi an ni hmel.
ReplyDeleteThese militant groups are all Christians. All are converts trying to divide India they convert the poor villagers then they ask them to believe. Then they create so called NGO's of student body i.e KSU Khasi student union , Jaintia students union Arunachal students union then they Demand for Autonomous District Council , then a separate state then a separate Country.
ReplyDeleteAlso if the population of a particular community is low they ask them to grow their family to having more than 4 - 10 kids.
The missionaries provide with all the financial help to the militants.
Examples: NCN, NDBF, HNLC, DHD, and the aruchanalese all are asking for separate state
Arnold
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