GUWAHATI, JULY 28: As many as 14 National Socialist Council of Nagaland(NSCN) militants laid down their arms before security forces at Longding district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.
The concerted efforts, relentless pursuit and human approach of Longding police at grassroot levels under the Operation Mainstream initiative to convince the insurgents to come over ground and join the mainstream has paid dividends as this is the highest simultaneous surrender in history of Tirap, Longding and Changlang(TLC) region of Arunachal Pradesh.
The surrendered cadres were engaged in extortion and collection of taxes. They were all holding influential positions and had been working actively for the outfit.
Earlier also important insurgent leaders have shunned the insurgent groups and have joined the mainstream giving a blow to the underground outfits. This is owing to the persistent efforts by security forces to bring peace and tranquility in the region by convincing the underground elements to give up arms, thereby taking the path of stability and prosperity in the region.
The outfits revealed about their hard life in the organization and appealed their fellow cadres who are still in the NSCN-IM, KYA, R, U, KK to give up violence and start a new beginning by surrendering before the police and administration as they said they have understood that life of UG apart from being an anti-national act, is wastage of their precious life.