Meghalaya Police arrests 11 members of newly formed militant outfit

     Tura, Oct 2 (PTI) Eleven members of a newly formed militant outfit were arrested from Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, police said.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        The self-styled chairman of the outfit named Achik National Socialist Council, Chekam Ch Sangma was arrested from Hawakhana area of the district, the police said on Friday.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        "Chekham was picked up from Hawakhana on September 25 ... He disclosed during interrogation that he formed the new group with another 25-30 like-minded people,” Superintendent of Police Vivekanand Singh said in a statement.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        The SP said 10 others were arrested over the last few days and two guns and a pistol were seized from their possession. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        The group was apparently in the process of collecting weapons to start its operations with activities like kidnapping, extortion, Singh said. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        "They were in the process of undergoing training after enough weapons were procured. A case has been filed in this regard and an investigation is currently underway,” the SP added.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        Many of the arrested persons were earlier associated with various militant groups in the Garo Hills hill region (consisting of five districts in Western Meghalaya).  PTI COR JOP<br>RG   RG

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