People's Liberation Army rebel caught

SHILLONG: A militant of Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) was nabbed by BSF jawans at Dawki in East Khasi Hills while he was trying to cross over to Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Identified as Athokpam Surchandra Singh (43) of Thongju village, Imphal (East), the ultra is self-styled area secretary of the banned outfit's Imphal (West) division, a BSF source said. "He underwent training in 1993 in the 9th batch of PLA and was involved in the outfit's organizational work in Bangladesh by organizing public meetings and motivating the youth to join PLA," a BSF spokesperson said."He also revealed that most of the time he was in Bangladesh and had entered India in December, 2011. He got married in Bangladesh and his wife and two daughters are still there," the spokesperson added. The BSF jawans seized Indian currency and a mobile phone from his possession.