Grenade event in Assam, Kokrajhar District area, India on Tue 10th August 2021

On August 10, a total of 21 militants of the National Liberation Front of Bodoland (NLFB), including self-styled (ss) 'commander' B Jangkrikhang and top leader of the outfit, B. Gwswkhang, laid down arms at Singimari LP School in Tipkai under Parbatjhora subdivision of Kokrajhar District in Assam, reports Northeast Now. Bodo leader Prithviraj Narayan Dev Mech, who played the role of mediator in bringing the outfit to the negotiation table, was present on the occasion. Top NLFB leaders, Thulunga Bssumatary, B. Bokho and M. Batha received the NLFB members at Tipkai and took them to Kokrajhar where a designated camp is being set up. They deposited eight sophisticated arms including AK -47, AK -56 and SLRs and 10 grenades. NLFB chief, M. Batha said, so far 120 members of the outfit from Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts have returned to the mainstream. The remaining 200 cadres from Udalguri, Sonitpur, Biswanath and other Districts will also come over ground shortly, he added.