No permanent camps of Indian rebels in Myanmar'

Agencies
Posted online: Sep 18, 2008 at 1352 hrs

Shillong, September 18: Claiming that there are no permanent camps of Indian insurgent groups in Myanmar, the Assam Rifles on Thursday said the army of the neighbouring country is acting against the ultras present in its territory in coordination with it.

"As far as our information goes, there are no permanent camps of Indian insurgent groups in Myanmar. But the groups tend to set up temporary shelters in the country. We have been coordinating with the Myanmarese army and there has been operations against the rebels on both sides of the border," Assam Rifles DG Lt Gen K S Yadava told reporters in Shillong.

He said the groups have set up shelters in the thick forested terrains along the border and it is not easy to flush them out.

"Anyone can move around within certain limits of the border as per laid rules. Such a scenario is bound to foment the movement of the militants to and from the boundary," the DG said.

Yadava's statement comes in the backdrop of reports that some militant groups of the region like the ULFA were using Myanmar for regrouping and carrying out its subversive activities from its bases in the neighbouring country.