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25.08.2014 Asia

Assam: Two Top Karbi Militants Nabbed, Huge Cache Of Arms-Ammu Recovered

25.08.2014 LISTEN
By Hemanta Nath

Guwahati, August 25: Two top leaders of newly formed Karbi Land Protection Force (KLPF) were apprehended and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition by security forces in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, police said.

Following a tip-off, a joint team of police, army and CRPF had launched operation at Hidipi forest under Dilai and Manja police station in the hills district and nabbed the militant duo.

The nabbed militants were identified as KLPF Chairman Dhuniram Teron and General Secretary Manoj Teron.

Karbi Anglong district SP Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said that, security personnel recovered two AK-56 rifles with ten magazines, one 7.65mm pistol, 255 rounds live ammunition of AK-56, four rounds live ammunition of 7.65mm pistol, one Lathod rifle, six live grenades of Lathod rifle, a magazine of 9mm pistol in possession from nabbed militants.

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