NLFT extremist flees Myanmar base camp, records statement in Agartala

A National Liberation Front of Tripura extremist, who claimed to have escaped from the faction's training base in Myanmar, today recorded statement before a local court here. According to police, the person identified as Shambhu Debbarma appeared before the court and stated that NLFT base in Myanmar had been facing a turbulent phase with the arrest of five surrendered militants in Agartala with an amount of Rs 25 lakh a fortnight ago. "I have taken the advantage of mismanagement in the camp and fled away on June 30 and reached home last evening via Mizoram and Silchar," Shambhu, a resident of Mandai - on the outskirts of the city, stated before the court. He however, confessed that two of the surrendered NLFT cadres- Dhanu Koloi and Pradip Koloi, who had been working for revival of the outfit's operation in the state for past few months and he was forced to join the arms training in Myanmar. The court recorded his statement under section 161 and asked police to investigate the case. Meanwhile, the court sent Pradip Koloi to seven more days of judicial custody yesterday and sealed his three bank accounts. Police had managed to access to two of his hard-discs and found several contacts of Northeastern militants and photographs besides, some classified documents.