Information About Incident 33589-62161-146227 in Jhansi India

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Daria also said the Garo outfit had recently held a general council meeting in West Khasi Hills in which he was appointed the new army chief in the presence of LAEF chairman' Darong T. Marak who, according to police, had been killed by his own colleagues long ago.

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Shillong Times quoting Meghalaya Police reports that the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) has forged ties with the Assam based Black Widow (BW) outfit. Meanwhile, the LAEF''s new ''commander-in-chief'' Daria Sangma while speaking to media persons over phone on May 28 said that it was in the interest of consolidating LAEF to pursue its goal of a separate Garo state . The report added that a group of five LAEF cadres recently returned from arms training organised by the BW in Assam. Daria also said the Garo outfit had recently held a general council meeting in West Khasi Hills in which he was appointed the new army chief in the presence of LAEF chairman Darong T. Marak who, according to police, had been killed by his own colleagues long ago. The LAEF general council meeting is said to have also appointed one Khanam D. Shira as general secretary of the outfit, besides a former Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) cadre Nikseng Sangma holding an important portfolio within the group. Nikseng had deserted the ANVC and joined with former ANVC ''eastern area commander'' Sohan D. Shira to help the LAEF during the early days of its formation. Following the killing of the then chairman Peter Marak in the hands of police and subsequent surrender of Sohan before the government, Nikseng reportedly fled into the LAEF stronghold of West Khasi Hills. Daria also told the media that the general council meeting had taken up several resolutions one of which was to turn pro-active in its operations against certain organisations aligning with the government to wipe out the outfit.

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33589-62161-146227 5/29/2008 India LAEF has links with the Assam based Back Widow group, says Meghalaya Police

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