The Assam Rifles has facilitated the return of a youth, who had joined the proscribed People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), to his family in Pallel, stated a release issued by IGAR (South) on Thursday.
The youth had been coerced into joining the PREPAK just a few months prior, it stated.
The team ensured his safe return after he had been forcefully taken to Myanmar in February 2024, it stated.
After enduring nearly eight months under dire conditions and false promises of a brighter future, the youth seized his opportunity for freedom on October 20, determined to leave behind the disillusionment associated with insurgent life, it stated.
The homecoming ceremony was marked by an emotional reunion with his parents, who had long feared they might never see their son again, it added.