Tripura government will issue an arrest warrant against Nayanbasi Jamatiya, leader of a faction of banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) unless he surrenders on Friday, official sources said in Agartala.
Sources said that the decision on setting a deadline for Nayanbasi's surrender was taken by the government about a week back and from tomorrow he (Nayanbasi) would be treated as a criminal.
Over 130 militants of the NLFT (Nayanbasi faction) had surrendered before Governor DN Sahaya on December 25 last following eight months of suspension of operation.
However, Nayanbasi fled to Bangladesh saying his "political demand of making him the Chief Minister of Tripura was not met".
Sources said it was known that he had applied for political asylum to the governments of neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.