National Investigation Agency plans to locate Ultras in Myanmar

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency is set to use the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Myanmar to approach the neighbouring country to hunt down the attackers it has listed as part of its probe into the June 4 ambush on the Indian Army in Manipur.

India plans to locate the killers seeking shelter in Myanmar before the polls scheduled there in November, officials said. In its communication to Myanmar, the NIA also plans to include locations of some of the NSCN (K) camps, they said. Besides NSCN (K) leader SS Khaplang, the NIA has identified two self-styled Lt Generals identified as Nyemlang Koyna and Nicky Sumi, who were instrumental in the attack on the Indian Army.

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The others identified by the agency include Apan Koyna , a selfstyled colonel; Gaysing Panemi, a revenue collector; Mani Panemi, a self-styled brigadier; Angam Dangmei, regional chairman; Robinson Panemi, regional secretary and Atchui, financial secretary belonging to NSCN (K).

India and Myanmar had signed the treaty in 2010.The NIA has also identified some of the locations where the alleged cadres of NSCN (K) involved in the killings are staying. “We have also got the details of some of the phone numbers that were used before the attack. These mobile numbers of Myanmar belong to NSCN (K) cadres and were used before and after the attack,” said a senior official. NIA plans to include the details regarding the movement of Khaplang, who according to intelligence officials was admitted at a hospital in Yangoon at the time of the attack but has since been discharged.