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In one of the largest surrenders of militants in Assam, 644 members of eight insurgent groups formally laid down arms on Thursday.

The members of the insurgent groups — United Liberation Front of Assam-Independence (ULFA-I), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Rava National Liberation Front (RNLF), Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), CPI (Maoist), National Santhal Liberation Army (NSLA), Adivasi Dragon Fighter (ADF) and National Liberation Front of Bengali (NLFB) — joined the mainstream in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a program here.