Top militant killed in Meghalaya

The self-styled military chief of a militant outfit was killed in a gun battle with SWAT commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday, officials said.

The gunfight broke out between the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and Garo outfit A'chik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) at Mandadagre area in North Garo Hills district when the SWAT commandos raided their hideout.

Jack Marak, the AMEF's military wing chief, was killed on the spot, Inspector General of Police (Operations) G.H.P. Raju told IANS.

Marak was wanted in many cases of murder, kidnapping and extortion.

An AK-47 rifle, a foreign-made pistol, and a huge cache of ammunition and improvised explosive devices and incriminating documents were recovered from the site.

The AMEF is a splinter group of the Garo National Liberation Army, a terrorist organisation fighting for a separate Garoland to be carved out of Meghalaya. - IANS