Assam
Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Guwahati: Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 3 AK series rifles, from a remote area in Assam's Udalguri district along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Based on secret information, a police team of Udalguri district launched an operation at Chikaridanga area under Mazbat police station along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday and recovered the arms and ammunition which were buried in the jungle area.
The police team recovered 3 AK series rifles, six magazines, 620 rounds ammunition from the area.
Supriya Das, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Udalguri district said the arms and ammunition recovered from a jungle area under Mazbat police station.
"We have registered a case in this regards," the top police official said.
It is suspected that the recovered arms and ammunition were belonging to militants.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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