Arms, ammunition meant for GNLA seized, three arrested

A cache of arms and ammunition which was supposed to be delivered to Meghalaya-based rebel outfit Garo National Liberation Army was seized here and three persons arrested in this connection, police said today.
"We have arrested three persons at Inter State Bus Terminal. Two are from Garo hills and one is from the city," IGP (Central Western Range) L R Bishnoi told reporters here.
The consignment of the arms was intercepted when it was on way to Meghalaya from Dimapur in Nagaland as a courier in an inter-state bus.
The two persons from Meghalaya are identified as Arvid Sangma and Jamir Marak, while Jahid Hussain from the city acted as the courier for the consignment, the IGP said.

"We have seized one AK-56 rifle with one magazine, 375 rounds of cartridges, one short barrel factory-made gun, one rocket propel grenade (RPG) launcher, seven RPG shells, four mobile phone sets and Rs 50,000 cash," Bishnoi said, adding all these were being delivered to GNLA.
The entire operation, which started last night and was over this morning, was led by City SSP Anand P Tiwari and SP (Operations) Ranjan Bhuyan.
Bishnoi said this is the second incident in the city this year involving the GNLA. Earlier in February, two cadres of the terrorist organisation were killed in a joint operation by police and army.

"Since March 2012, the city police has arrested 17 people related to GNLA activities and have seized five AK-56 rifles, 1,687 rounds of cartridges and 32 RPG shells," the IGP said.