NDFB(S) ultra nabbed, explosives to be used on I Day recovered

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : Aug 13 2014 | 7:20 PM IST
One NDFB-Songbijit militant was today arrested in Assam's Chirang district and recovered explosives from his possession ahead of Independence Day celebrations, a top police officer said here.
The extremist identified as 23-year-old Unsula Boro alias Bir Dao was heading towards Guwahati when he was apprehended along with the explosives - four hand grenades and similar number of detonators - at Matanga Chowk under Tamulpur police station area, IGP L R Bishnoi told PTI.
Boro had been part of the insurgent group's 27th batch, Bishnoi said, adding his arrest has averted a major disaster in Guwahati during the Independence Day celebrations.
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First Published: Aug 13 2014 | 7:20 PM IST

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