Four NDFB(S) militants held in Assam

An AK-56 rifle, four magazines, 37 rounds of live ammunition, two hand grenades and three mobile phones were seized from the militants

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Press Trust of India Tezpur
Last Updated : May 09 2015 | 2:36 PM IST
Four NDFB(S) militants were arrested in an operation by security forces in Assam's Sonitpur district today.

Acting on information about the presence of NDFB(S) militants in Maldang area, a joint team of police and troops of 36 Assam Rifles launched an operation in the area and caught four militants, Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Sanjukta Parashar said.

The militants were trained in Myanmar.

An AK-56 rifle, four magazines, 37 rounds of live ammunition, two hand grenades and three mobile phones were seized from the militants, Parasar said.
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First Published: May 09 2015 | 2:07 PM IST

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