5 ULFA-I insurgents arrested

Altogether five United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent insurgents were arrested from three places of Sonitpur district in Assam, a senior police officer said here today.

The three extremists were arrested from a night bus here last night when they were travelling towars Myanmar for training there after joining ULFA-I, said Additional Superintendent of Police, Sonitpur, Fakrul Islam.

The three were identified as Kishor Deka, Harisinga, Jayanta Deka and Pranab Deka were instructed to join the ULFA-I camp in Myanmar, Islam said.

Meanwhile, the police also arrested another youth Anjan Deka, who joined ULFA-I, he said adding, a joint operation by the police from Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts nabbed another ULFA-I cadre Anil Borah alias Raju from Tinsukia.