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Shillong, Feb 23: The four PLA cadres arrested from the bordering village of Shella in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya have claimed that they had crossed the interna-tional boundary with an objective to surrender. The Meghalaya Police which are carrying the interrogation in Shillong confirmed the confession of the arrested militants, but were categorical that their statements cannot be taken for granted. The PLA men arrested by the BSF before they were handed to the police last week are identified Krishna Mohan Singh and Self-styled sergeant major Sushil alias Shanti were remanded to 14 days police custody while their wives Lata Devi and Shyam Lata were remanded to judicial custody, police sources said today. Last week the BSF apprehended four militants including two women cadres and a courier of the Manipur-based PLA alongwith one Khalif Miya from the border area of Beltoli in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya while they were trying to sneak into the country from Bangladesh. The BSF found some Indian currency and six mobile phone handsets with two Indian SIM cards and a Bangladesh SIM card were seized from them.