Security forces recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition suspected to belong to United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Karbi Anglong district along Assam-Meghalaya border on Wednesday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Hamren police and army’s 1st Gorkha regiment launched a search operation at Umrokhuti under Ulukunchi police station in the district along Assam-Meghalaya border and recovered the arms and ammunition.
“The arms and ammunition were recovered from dense forest,” Hamren police district SP Nityananda Goswami said.
Security forces recovered one AK-47 rifle, one 7.65 mm pistol, one hand grenade, 48 rounds live ammunition of AK-47 rifle, 29 rounds live ammunition of 9 mm pistol, 210 nos detonator, 10 meters safety fuse and 4 general fuse. Anti-talk faction group of ULFA is active in Kabi Anglong along Assam-Meghalaya border and recently set up two camps at the border area.
Top police and army officials had rushed to the border area and launched a search operation to catch the rebels.
In Guwahati, Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants were active on Tuesday night, when security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from them. Acting on a tip-off, Guwahati city police and Khetri police launched the operation, and the weapons were discovered in a delivery van.
