Kokrajhar, July 28 : Security forces today recovered two 7.62mm SLR rifles with 14 rounds of live ammunition and two magazines from a thick undergrowth along the banks of the Dhansiri in Majuli in Udalguri district of Assam at the state’s tri-junction with Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan.
The recovery comes on the heels of the arrest of a senior NDFB leader, Genda Basumatary alias B. Sudev, from Ratanpur area under Tangla police station in Udalguri district last evening.
A 9mm pistol with 15 rounds of live ammunition, an NDFB writing pad and a mobile handset was recovered from him.
Sources in 315 Field Regiment of the army, which is based in Udalguri, said the militant group was trying to transfer these weapons from Rangapara to Baksa to hand it over to the outfit’s leaders in that distrct, led by B. Bidwai.
The army source said the apprehension of the senior cadre has rendered a severe blow to the militants operating in the area.
Follow-up operations to catch the other cadres of the group is on, he added.
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