Meghalaya Police Arrests Founder of Newly-formed Militant Group "Bright Future"

Shillong: In a major development, the Meghalaya Police arrested the founder of a newly formed militant group named ''Lawei ba Phyrnai'' (Bright Future), which recently sent two threat emails to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

According to reports, two persons were picked up and the following questioning, one was arrested while the other one was let off. However, the police refused to share any details about the nabbed person or the group.

The reports further said that an investigation is going on into the matter.

Notably, in the first email sent on April 1, the militant outfit had threatened to trigger bomb blasts every single week starting May 1. The email further claimed that the group was formed with 37 well-qualified and jobless youth.

"…Mr. Chief Minister...I'm emailing you to let you know that I and 36 other well qualified and talented jobless youths have formed an outfit. A terror outfit, of course – with free sponsored arms and ammunition – whose capability and strength will come to display in a couple of weeks from now," the sender of the email had written.

In the second email was sent on April 7. the outfit had sought the release of the jailed leader of insurgent group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) Julius K Dorphang who was arrested in connection with a rape case.

The outfit had also warned of blowing up a school if the demand was not met.

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