NEW DELHI, Aug 18:
India has asked Myanmar to hand over four top leaders of Naga outfit NSCN-K, including its chief S S Khaplang, holding them responsible for killing of 18 army soldiers in Manipur on June 4.
Besides Khaplang, India sought the custody of Niki Sumi, Kirichu and Asang, who were believed to have planned and supervised the attack in Manipur’s Chandel district.
The request was placed during the meeting of India- Myanmar Joint Consultative Committee held here last month, Government sources said.
The Indian delegation told the Myanmarese team that the four had hatched the conspiracy to attack the Indian soldiers and directly supervised the execution of the plan.
The sources said the Myanmar delegation, however, remained non-committal over India’s request to hand over the NSCN-K leaders.(PTI)
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