As per latest reports, around 1000 Bru militants will surrender arms in Assam.

The 1000 militants will surrender at a formal ceremony at Hailakandi district in Assam on December 12

The Bru militants will surrender at Hailakandi in Assam on December 12 and return to mainstream.

The militants belong to United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLFBV) and Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU). Both the militant groups are currently on a ceasefire and they  will formally lay down their arms at Katlicherra, 28 km from here along the state border with Mizoram.

The arms laying ceremony programme will be attended by Assam assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary and water resources and parliamentary affairs minister Pijush Hazarika.

The Superintendents of Police of Hailakandi, Cachar and Karimganj districts have been asked to display the arms during the formal ceremony.

Both the militant outfits were active in the 90s along the Assam-Mizoram border areas, particularly in Hailakandi district.