Govt Releases UNLF Leader R. K. Meghan Amidst Tension in Manipur over “Naga Peace Talks”

Guwahati, November 10, 2019:

The government has released United National Liberation Front (UNLF) leader R. K. Meghan alias Sanayaima from Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday evening in amidst the ongoing Naga Talks issue.

K. Meghan was in detention for the last ten years for “waging war against the state” and was kept a very low profile to avoid media attention. He is likely to arrive in Imphal on Monday.

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He was arrested by Bangladeshi authorities in 2010 and was subsequently handed over to Indian authorities. Meghan however, never applied for any bail unlike other militant leaders of the region.

Reportedly, Meghan was convicted in 2016 and was awarded 10-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 70,000. Though his imprisonment would have ended in 2020, he was released beforehand on Saturday after the remittance of the rest of his term following his good behaviour during his imprisonment.”

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Formed in 1964, UNLF is one of the oldest insurgent outfits in northeast India who had been fighting for a sovereign Manipur. Unlike other insurgent outfits in India, UNLF is still firm on their demand for holding a plebiscite in Manipur.

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