Relentless efforts on the part of the to bring insurgent groups to the mainstream to establish peace and harmony in the last one year has resulted in the rehabilitation of nearly 4,962 surrendered militants of different rebel groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). Around 1,000 members of Bru militant outfits, Bru Liberation Army-Union (BLAU) and the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA) will surrender in Assam’s Barak valley soon.
As per the data received from Assam Police, over 4,200 out of the 4,962 rehabilitated militants were the members of NDFB and 662 were the members of five different insurgent groups, including the National Liberation Front of Bengalis (NLFB), Rabha National Liberation Front (RNLF) and the National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA).