As much as 1k Bru militants to surrender arms and return to the mainstream at a formal ceremony in Assam’s Hailakandi district on December 12, Informed police.
Members of the United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLFBV) and Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU). They are currently on a ceasefire, and will formally lay down their arms at Katlicherra, 28 km from here along the state border with Mizoram, Hailakandi. SP Nabaneet Mahanta said.
Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary and Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs minister Pijush Hazarika will attend the programme.
The Superintendents of Police of Hailakandi, Cachar and Karimganj districts will display the arms during the formal ceremony. Read also ENPO Meets Amit Shah; Union Home Minister Promised to Visit Eastern Nagaland In January
According to source the governments of Mizoram, Tripura and Mizoram. Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF) had signed an agreement in 2018 for the repatriation of Bru families. They had initiated negotiations with the outfits to return to the mainstream.
Both the militant outfits are active since 90s along the Assam-Mizoram border. Particularly in Hailakandi district. Thy are also involved in extortion, kidnappings and other unlawful activities, the police said.
