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Security forces nab hardcore NDFB militant with arms

| @indiablooms | Aug 03, 2019, at 02:10 pm

Guwahati, Aug 3 (IBNS): Security forces apprehended a hardcore militant of banned outfit group National Democratic Front of Bodoland - Songbijit (NDFB-S) in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Friday.

Security forces had also recovered arms and ammunition in possession from him.

According to the reports, based on intelligence input, the Indian army and Kokrajhar district police had jointly launched operation and nabbed the hardcore militant.

The nabbed militant was identified as Deepak Basumatary alias B Daibai and security personnel had recovered one 7.65 mm pistol with magazine and ammunition in possession from him.

Deepak Basumatary was a cadre of 42nd NDFB battalion and underwent training in Myanmar.

(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)

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