Guwahati: An active cadre of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been apprehended by Assam Rifles from Manipur.
Acting on a tip-off, the Srikona Battalion of Headquarter 21 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) along with the Manipur Commandos launched an operation and nabbed the cadre of PLA.
The arrested cadre is accused of being involved in misleading and recruiting innocent youth of border areas of Assam and Manipur.
During the initial interrogation, it was revealed that the apprehended cadre was trained at Teiti Longmak Training Centre in Myanmar under Army Number 332 of the 2016 batch.
He was elevated to the rank of Lance Corporal and assigned to the PLA’s 252 Battalion in 2017.
He crossed the Indo-Myanmar border with five cadres in 2018. He then spent a few months in Mumbai before returning to Jiribam in Manipur due to Covid-19.
Further details awaited.