ULFA (I), GNLA plan to attack on security personnel: IB
A top source of Intelligence Bureau (IB) said that, both outfit groups have jointly planned to trigger a series of explosions in Assam and Meghalaya and also attack security personnel.
The IB source further said that, the outfit groups plan to use professional criminals and carriers to carry explosives and to plant IEDs, bomb.
After intercepting telephonic conversation between two top leaders of ULFA (I) and GNLA, IB officials managed to find out the biggest planning of the outfits.
The source said that, IB has already informed the Union Home Ministry and police, home departments of both states and other security agencies about the militants plan.
"It is a concern issue that militant groups had used professional criminals and carriers for their activities," the IB source said.
Meanwhile, Assam Police ADGP Pallav Bhattacharya said that, security has been beefed up in Guwahati and other parts of the state following the IB input.
"An ULFA group has been trying to enter in Guwahati and to trigger explosions in the city. We have launched massive operation at all suspicious areas in and out of the city," the top Assam cops said.
On the other hand, security forces on Sunday recovered a powerful IED from Upper Assam's Charaideo district.
Following a tip-off, police and army jointly launched operation at Dabluhabi area near Charaipung under Sonari police station and recovered the IED from a house owned by Ghanakanta Gogoi, who also was apprehended.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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