Security forces apprehend hardcore NDFB-S militant with arms
Guwahati, May 30 (IBNS): The security forces have apprehended a hardcore militant of banned outfit NDFB-S and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in possession from him in Assam’s Kokrajhar district.
Acting on a tip-off, army and Kokrajhar district police had jointly launched operation and set up a check point at Kachugaon area on Wednesday and nabbed the NDFB-S militant identified as Rahitan Narzary.
Security personnel had recovered one 7.65mm pistol, 15 rounds live ammunition, one magazine in possession from him.
Later, security personnel had also recovered one AK-56 rifle, one magazine and 21 rounds ammunition from his house, which were buried.
“Sources had informed us that, a NDFB militant named Rahitan Narzary is trying to go to Chirang side with weapons. Following the information, army and police had jointly launched operation and set up a check point at Kachugaon area and nabbed the militant. We had recovered one 7.65mm pistol, 15 rounds live ammunition. Later, we had recovered one AK-56 rifle with magazine and 21 rounds ammunition from his house, which were buried,” a police official said.
The police official further said that, the nabbed militant was earlier arrested in 2017 and he again joined the banned outfit after releasing from jail.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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