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Two ULFA militants nabbed by Assam Police and Assam Rifles in joint operation

The two militants, identified as self-styled sergeants Major Bibek Asom and Mrigen Asom, were apprehended from Phaneng along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, police added. Security and patrolling had intensified in Tinsukia following the grenade blast near an army camp at Dirak in Tinsukia on November 22. The ULFA(I) had claimed responsibility for the blast along with two subsequent grenade explosions near security establishments in Sivasagar and Jorhat. Earlier, police had arrested a person in connection with the Tinsukia blast.

Srushti Sharma

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