Staff Reporter

Shillong, Feb 23: Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong today said the state police will ensure re-grouping by the disbanded Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) does not happen in the Garo Hills region of the state.

This came a day after GNLA Re-group (GNLA-R) issued a press statement about its decision to re-group due to various issues concerning the Garo Hills.

“Police force is very much proactive and we will make sure that re-grouping does not happen,” Tynsong told reporters.

He said that the police are yet to know whether the news on the GNLA-R is true or false. “But what I am trying to tell you 24x7, police forces are always ready and we are proactive to any such, be it the news or be it the intention of maybe a few group of people or maybe some young boys who wanted maybe to have that luxury of having a new group or something. We are alert and then we will not at all sleep and we will make sure that such re-grouping does not arise,” the deputy CM said.

He claimed that the police intelligence report is fully strengthened and said, “So please leave it to us but let me assure as I said it again re-grouping will not at all happen and we are not going to allow that.”