New Delhi: Early on Tuesday morning, when a team of the elite 21 Para (Special Forces) reached a militant camp in Ponyu, a few kilometres inside Myanmar, they realised it was largely empty, contrary to intelligence inputs, sources have told NDTV.
Niki Sumi, the military commander of the NSCN (K) or Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang was expected to be at the camp. The NSCN(K) is believed to have led a mixed group of militants to ambush an Army convoy on June 4, killing 18 soldiers of the 6 Dogra unit of the Indian Army.
As the Indian para commandos went about smashing the camp, they realised that most of the rebels there had fled.
Also, they said, the militants would know that they were in the Army's crosshairs after the audacious attack on June 4 and so may have decided to empty the camp. "We cannot rule out the possibility of the rebels anticipating punitive action after killing 18 soldiers," an official said.
The para commandos spotted some of the ultras fleeing and followed them for at least three kilometres and neutralised them, the sources said.
Niki Sumi, the military commander of the NSCN (K) or Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang was expected to be at the camp. The NSCN(K) is believed to have led a mixed group of militants to ambush an Army convoy on June 4, killing 18 soldiers of the 6 Dogra unit of the Indian Army.
As the Indian para commandos went about smashing the camp, they realised that most of the rebels there had fled.
Also, they said, the militants would know that they were in the Army's crosshairs after the audacious attack on June 4 and so may have decided to empty the camp. "We cannot rule out the possibility of the rebels anticipating punitive action after killing 18 soldiers," an official said.
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The para commandos spotted some of the ultras fleeing and followed them for at least three kilometres and neutralised them, the sources said.
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