About two dozen Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants are still active in three northern Districts of Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrokona Districts of Bangladesh, reports Northeast Now on October 16. According to arrested GNLA ‘commander’ Nikrak M Sangma, GNLA cadres were operating under ‘unified command’ of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). GNLA militants are operating under the ‘command’ of ULFA-I ‘deputy commander’ Drishti Rajkhowa alias Manoj Rabha. The intelligence agencies are still trying to find out whether the ULFA and the GNLA have any form of operational cooperation with the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
The revelations by Nikrak about the links with ULFA in Bangladesh has matched with a statement by Drishti Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Dewal Jyoti Dutta alias Dior Asom, who had surrendered on October 2 in Dibrugarh District of Assam, adds Northeast Now. He had also stated that GNLA and ULFA-I were jointly involved in extortions and abductions and money was divided in 60:40 proportion.