Militant outfit, Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), on September 8 declared a unilateral ceasefire with Government of India (GoI) with effect from September 7, 2021, reports Northeast Now. In a press release, ‘publicity secretary’ of DNLA, Mungsri Ringsmai Dimasa, stated that the outfit has declared the ceasefire as a goodwill gesture for initiating peace talks with the Assam State Government and GoI. The ceasefire declaration, according to sources, comes at a time when Police and other Security Forces (SF) have intensified operation against the outfit following its involvement in the killing of 5 people in Dima Hasao District in Assam.