Assam: Two militants nabbed, huge cache of arms-ammu recovered
The Guwahati city police recovered an AK series rifle and huge quantity of ammunition from Chandrapur area, outskirts of the Assam’s capital city on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.
Following a tip-off, the police launched operation at Bonda Chapaidong area near Chandrapur and recovered one AK-81 rifle, two magazines and 52 rounds ammunition which were buried by suspected ULFA militants.
Police has started investigation into the arms recovered incident.
On the other hand, security personnel apprehended a ULFA(I) militant from Mahadevpur area near Bordumsa in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Wednesday.
The nabbed militant was identified as Bikash Gogoi and security personnel recovered a point 22 pistol and several rounds live ammunition in possession from him.
Police also apprehended a hardcore militant belonging to NDFB from Hojai district.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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