Probably Firefly Larva from India

Subject:  Beetle Identification
Geographic location of the bug:  Assam, India
Date: 06/06/2019
Time: 02:12 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: 
I saw this beetle on a moss-covered rock while birding. It looks like a Trilobite Beetle. I would like to know the species.
How you want your letter signed:  Leons Mathew

Firefly Larva, we believe

Dear Leons,
This is a Beetle larva, which might make exact identification difficult if not impossible.  We believe this is a Firefly larva, but we would not rule out that it might be a Net-Winged Beetle larva.  According to Eric Eaton, if you watch it eat a snail or slug, it is definitely a Firefly larva.

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