One NDFB(Songbijit) militant held

A NDFB(Songbijit) self-styled section commander of the militant outfit's Jharbari section was nabbed from Gorebil village in Assam's Kokrajhar district by a joint team of the Army and the police today, police officials said.

The hardcore NDFB(S) cadre was identified as Lotheb Basumatary alias Birai, they said.

A pistol with two rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession, they added.