Meghalaya's Most-Wanted Terrorist Sohan D Shira Shot Dead
Most Wanted Terrorist Sohan D Shira Shot Dead
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Sohan D Shira was wanted in several cases of murder, kidnapping, bombings and extortion in Garo Hills, besides the killing of Nationalist Congress Party candidate, Jonathone Sangma on February 18.Williamnagar (Meghalaya): Special Force (SF-10) commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday killed in a gunfight a top Garo rebel leader wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings and bombings in the state."It is confirmed that he has been killed in a gunfight with the SF-10 commandos at 11.50 a.m. and we are waiting for further details of the entire operation," Meghalaya Police chief Swaraj Bir Singh told IANS.
However, the GNLA was yet to issue any statement confirming the death of Sohan D Shira..
Singh said the gun battle began when the GNLA rebels fired at the commandos.
Sohan D Shira was wanted in several cases of murder, kidnapping, bombings and extortion in Garo Hills, besides the killing of Nationalist Congress Party candidate, Jonathone Sangma on February 18.
Sangma was killed along with his bodyguard and two party workers in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in East Garo Hills when their convoy was returning from a campaign.
Congratulating the fearless women and men of the Meghalaya Police who have led an untiring effort and commitment to eliminate enemies of the state, like Sohan D Shira , Chief Minister Mukul Sangma tweeted: "Their effort has been vindicated and they have left no stone unturned in dealing effectively with criminals and anti-national elements to ensure heightened peace which is a prerequisite for growth and prosperity of our state."
"It is now time for all the people from all walks of life to come together and unequivocally pursue the common and shared objective of ensuring the complete restoration of peace in the state and then to maintain it for the kind of development of the state we all envisage and dream of," the Chief Minister said.
The Meghalaya Police has sounded a security alert in the Garo Hills. SF-10 commandos continued their combing operations to track down other rebels.
The GNLA is fighting for a separate "Garoland" in western Meghalaya, led by police officer-turned-rogue champion R. Sangma.
It has also forged an alliance with the Bangladesh-based rebel group, A'chik Special Dragon, and operates jointly with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland.
Sangma is presently lodged in Shillong jail after being arrested from the India-Bangladesh border on July 30, 2012.
However, the GNLA was yet to issue any statement confirming the death of Sohan D Shira..
Singh said the gun battle began when the GNLA rebels fired at the commandos.
Sohan D Shira was wanted in several cases of murder, kidnapping, bombings and extortion in Garo Hills, besides the killing of Nationalist Congress Party candidate, Jonathone Sangma on February 18.
Sangma was killed along with his bodyguard and two party workers in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in East Garo Hills when their convoy was returning from a campaign.
Congratulating the fearless women and men of the Meghalaya Police who have led an untiring effort and commitment to eliminate enemies of the state, like Sohan D Shira , Chief Minister Mukul Sangma tweeted: "Their effort has been vindicated and they have left no stone unturned in dealing effectively with criminals and anti-national elements to ensure heightened peace which is a prerequisite for growth and prosperity of our state."
"It is now time for all the people from all walks of life to come together and unequivocally pursue the common and shared objective of ensuring the complete restoration of peace in the state and then to maintain it for the kind of development of the state we all envisage and dream of," the Chief Minister said.
The Meghalaya Police has sounded a security alert in the Garo Hills. SF-10 commandos continued their combing operations to track down other rebels.
The GNLA is fighting for a separate "Garoland" in western Meghalaya, led by police officer-turned-rogue champion R. Sangma.
It has also forged an alliance with the Bangladesh-based rebel group, A'chik Special Dragon, and operates jointly with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland.
Sangma is presently lodged in Shillong jail after being arrested from the India-Bangladesh border on July 30, 2012.
SHILLONG: Meghalaya's most-wanted terrorist was on Saturday shot dead by security forces in an encounter in East Garo Hills district. The self-styled chief of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Sohan D Shira carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head.
The encounter took place after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Jonathone N Sangma was killed in an IED attack on February 18. The bomb blast was suspected to have been done at the behest of the GNLA in the same district.
The encounter took place around 11 am in Achakpek village near Dobu.
After Sangma's death, the security forces had launched counter-insurgency operations in the poll-bound South and East Garo Hills districts. It was on receving inputs regarding probable movement of some armed GNLA cadre in Dobu area that counter-insurgency forces were pressed into service, a senior police officer involved in the operations told news agency press trust of India.
East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Kumar said inquest on the body of the slain terrorist was underway and necessary formalities will follow.
Meghalaya Police had earlier in the week said that a probe was underway to nab those accuse of the death of Sangma. "There are credible leads that are being obtained about the involve -ment of the group (GNLA) in Sunday night's carnage (Sangma's killing)," Meghalaya Director General of Police S B Singh had said.
NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma and three others were killed in a bomb blast triggered by terrorists in the Samanda area of East Garo Hills district around 8 pm on February 18.
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