The bodies of 13 suspected cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) killed during an ambush near the India-Myanmar border have been brought to Imphal for postmortem and legal proceedings, officials said on Tuesday.
The cadres, including two teenagers, are believed to be part of a group trying to cross into Myanmar for weapons training at a camp run by the PLA, they said.
The PLA is an insurgent group mainly made up of members of the Meitei community of the valley region. The Centre’s ban on the organization under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) was recently extended by five years.