Shillong, February 27 A wanted member of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) in Meghalaya, allegedly involved in the 2024 IED blast in the state capital, surrendered to the district police in Mairang, DGP I Nongrang said on Friday.
"The senior leader of the militant group, Samuel Wahlang Pahsyntiew, also known as Samuel Wahlang, laid down his arms before the SP of Eastern West Khasi Hills on February 25, in the presence of his family members, village elders, and senior police officers," the DGP said.
He is a resident of Umpohwin village in the Ri-Bhoi district.
According to the DGP, Wahlang is suspected to have been involved in the IED blast near the Syndicate Bus Stand, near Punjabi Lane, in Iewmawlong, Shillong, on March 9, 2024, along with other similar incidents in the past few years, police said.
Officials allege that HNLC members have been trying to recruit young people to join the unlawful association over the past two years.