TURA, June 16 � Suspected GNLA militants in Garo Hills gunned down a former cadre who surrendered to police early this year and also killed a village defence party secretary accusing him of working for the police, on Thursday night.
A big group of heavily armed GNLA militants last midnight went to the house of VDP secretary SK Sangma at Dajong gate near Mendipather in East Garo Hills and opened fire killing him on the spot. They left behind a note accusing him of being a dacoit and a police informer.
At around the same time another group of militants from the outfit raided a small house on the outskirts of Nangalbibra police station in South Garo Hills. They attacked the house and shot dead their former colleague Sonaram R Sangma alias Chingkam for leaving the outfit.
Sonaram had surrendered to Baghmara police in February this year and handed over an AK-47 rifle. The militant group in retaliation had burnt down his house.
Meanwhile, dacoits tried to waylay coal trucks in Wageasi area near Dainadubi in East Garo Hills resulting in the death of a truck driver. The driver tried to drive through when the dacoits signaled him to stop. They opened fire killing him on the spot.
