Myanmar handed over 5 terrorists from Manipur, airlifted to Imphal

Intelligence sources said an Indian Air Force aircraft in a quick operation early morning airlifted five terrorists of a rebel group operating from Mandalay in Myanmar to Imphal in Manipur. Myanmar’s army on Wednesday handed over five cadres of the banned Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) organization and its armed wing PLA.
“A special flight brought five RPF militants from Manipur from Myanmar and landed at Imphal airport on Wednesday morning before handing over the extremists to Manipur Police. The PLA cadre guerrillas were immediately taken to an undisclosed location by the police and another by Manipur Police. “Senior officials are questioning him,” the senior official said.

The five terrorists, who gave themselves military honors, have been identified as Major Koireng, Major Angam, Major Banner, Captain Abi and Captain Devan.

Intelligence sources said that these terrorists were caught before the Myanmar military coup a year ago. He was arrested during Operation Sunrise, which was carried out by the Myanmar Army against Northeast Indian insurgent groups who have bases in the Sagaing area. All five were picked up from Moniva.

The handover comes within a month of the deadly joint ambush by the PLA and the Manipur Naga People’s Front in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on November 13, where four Assam Rifles personnel were killed along with Colonel Biplab Tripathi, his wife and their 9-year-old child. were go. Son. However, Intel sources said that these five terrorists were not involved in the Churachanpur ambush, but their group, the PLA, was involved and claimed responsibility.

This is not the first time that Myanmar has handed over Indian terrorists. In 2020, he handed over 22 terrorists to India. These people belong to six different insurgent groups from Assam and Manipur and were brought to India by a special aircraft. This is the first time that Yangon has accepted the request of the Government of India.