Camps busted at Mizoram

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THE EASTERN HERALD TRIBUNE
MONDAY 15 APRIL 1996.
 
Camps busted at Mizoram
 
Imphal, April 14: Camps of Myanmar based militant organizations, 
NUPA and ALP were raided and over run by Assam Rifles troops in 
the remote southern tip of Mizoram in the area of Parva under 
operation code named Vajra. The operation was launched between 
April 6 and April 9.
 
The surgical operation netted 32 militants who were armed AK-47 and 
M-16 rifles. The militants have been handed over to the Mizoram 
authorities to be dealt with according to the law of the land. Family 
members and children of the militants who were staying at the camp 
have also been handed over to the state authority. The raid claimed no 
causalities on either side. This information made available by the PIB 
(Defense Wing) said the Assam Rifles "in keeping with their true 
traditions and respect for Human Rights rendered civic action to the 
old, infirm and disabled".
 
Note: NUPA (National Unity Party for Arakan)
      ALP (Arakan Liberation Party)
      PIB (Press Information Bureau)