A top militant leader of the Achik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) was today killed in a heavy gun battle with the security force in a remote village of Meghalaya's North Garo Hills District, police said.
Commander-in-Chief of the AMEF, Jack Marcus was gunned down by a joint operation team of North Garo Hills District and East Garo Hills District police at Mandadrop at about 6.30 AM, a senior police official said.
Police acted on a tip off about the presence of some militants in the area, he said.
According to the official, police recovered one AK 47 rifle with two magazines, 49 cartridges, one 9mm pistol with one magazine, one empty case and 4 live rounds of 9mm, one magazine of 7.62 pistol with two live rounds, 14 electric detonators, 4 metres fuse wire and 8 pieces of gelatin sticks besides demand notes, diaries and SIM cards from the spot.
"Marak was a former Area Commander of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)," he said.
According to him, when he was in the GNLA, Marak was instrumental behind the kidnapping of a block development officer of Daddengre in 2011.
Later he joined another outfit and was instrumental in the kidnap of SBI cashier from Gasuapara last year.
"He parted ways and formed AMEF and was involved in a series of kidnap and killing in Dainadubi areas," the official said.
