UDALGURI, June 26 – Acting on a tip-off, Army jawans of 315 Field Regiment (Kargil) recovered a powerful IED, weighing 5 kgs, this morning from Uttar Koiabil village under Kalaigaon PS on the busy road connecting Harisingha to Mangaldai. Source reveal that some children of the village had observed some freshly dug earth along the road in the wee hours and informed the village elders who in turn informed the same to the Army. At the same time, three unidentified persons were also seen roaming around in the area.
On receipt of the information, Army personnel rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. The locals handed over one of the suspicious person to the army while another managed to escape and the third one is in the Govt Hospital, Harisingha after being beaten up by the locals. Initial investigation revealed the identity of the apprehended person as Subung Boro.
Further investigation revealed that all three are cadres of NDFB (anti-talk faction). The IED was planted by them in the wee hours of the morning.
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