<p>Security forces have arrested a PLA militant of Manipur while he was trying to cross over the international border at Dawki in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The self-styled Lieutenant of the Manipur outfit was identified as Athokpam Surchandra Singh and is currently the area secretary of Imphal (West) division, sources said.<br /><br />Singh was apprehended by the BSF last night while he was trying to cross over to Bangladesh from Dawki area, BSF officials said.<br /><br />During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the 43-year-old Singh had joined PLA in 1993.<br /><br />He admitted to have been involved in organisational work for the PLA in Bangladesh and had entered India last December, the BSF said.<br />The BSF recovered Rs 8,735 and a mobile phone from Singh's possession.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the BSF also seized 122 bottles of Genosidyl (another brand of Phensedyl cough syrup) besides other seizures along the border in Jaintia Hills district of the state.<br /><br />The 433 km-long international border with Bangladesh in Meghalaya is often considered by NE militant groups as a safe passage to Bangladesh considering that majority of the stretch is unfenced, has rough terrain and difficult to man.</p>
<p>Security forces have arrested a PLA militant of Manipur while he was trying to cross over the international border at Dawki in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The self-styled Lieutenant of the Manipur outfit was identified as Athokpam Surchandra Singh and is currently the area secretary of Imphal (West) division, sources said.<br /><br />Singh was apprehended by the BSF last night while he was trying to cross over to Bangladesh from Dawki area, BSF officials said.<br /><br />During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the 43-year-old Singh had joined PLA in 1993.<br /><br />He admitted to have been involved in organisational work for the PLA in Bangladesh and had entered India last December, the BSF said.<br />The BSF recovered Rs 8,735 and a mobile phone from Singh's possession.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the BSF also seized 122 bottles of Genosidyl (another brand of Phensedyl cough syrup) besides other seizures along the border in Jaintia Hills district of the state.<br /><br />The 433 km-long international border with Bangladesh in Meghalaya is often considered by NE militant groups as a safe passage to Bangladesh considering that majority of the stretch is unfenced, has rough terrain and difficult to man.</p>