AGARTALA, August 5(TIWN): Two extremist of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered before DGP K. Nagaraj, at police head quarter (PHQ) on Tuesday.

Self-styled NLFT extremist Sunil Mohan Tripura (35) and his associate Sepoy Jatanjoy Tripura (36) surrendered to DGP K Nagraj at the police headquarters on Tuesday and deposited weapons and ammunitions.

They would be brought under the rehabilitation package of the surrendered insurgents.

Sunil Mohan Tripura (35) son of Amrita Kumar Tripura and Ananta Mohan joined NLFT in the year 2001. He is a resident of Kukil Mani Para of Dhalai district under Dhumcherra police station.  

However, Sepoy Jatanjoy Tripura son of Sakti Ranjan Tripura of Gobindabari under Chawmanu is also a resident of Dhalai district.

Sources confirmed that he has joined NLFT in the year 2008 and both the extremist have surrender before DGP K. Nagaraj, at police head quarter with all their concern.

However, the extremists have also deposited their weapons and ammunitions including 1 AK-series rifle, 1 AK-Magazine, 16 round ammunitions 16 rounds, and 2 Chinese grenades.

It is to be mention here that the militants were intending to surrender to the Government of Tripura over a long period of time and to join the main stream of life. Finally, they approached Arindam Nath, IPS, SP (SB) and Manik Dutta, SI(SB) who had facilitated their surrender.

However, NLFT is going through a time of crisis. The organization is also hit with food crisis and the chairman is turning failure to hold up his organization.

All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) Chief Ranjit Debbarma is in jail and NLFT chairman Biswamohan Debbarma is also keen to surrender in the coming days as NLFT is losing its grasp in the state

The banned militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) would hold a peace talk with the central and the Tripura governments.

Highly placed sources confirmed that the terrorist organization doesn’t help the NLFT anymore.

The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was formed on March 12, 1989, with Dhananjoy Reang (former Vice-President of the Tripura National Volunteers) as its ‘chairman’. Reang after being ‘expelled’ from the NLFT in 1993 formed a separate outfit, the Tripura Resurrection Army (TRA), but surrendered in the year 1997. After Reang’s removal, Nayanbasi Jamatiya became leader of the outfit and later Biswamohan Debbarma took over.