R-Day celebration: Security beefed up in Assam, four bombs recovered

During the security measures taken the Assam police and other security agencies, security forces on Wednesday had averted a major terror attack ahead of the Republic Day celebration, as recovering four powerful bombs from lower Assam.

The bombs recovered from the Jogighopa area in Goalpara district and security personnel had arrested a person in connection with it.

Assam Police Special Director General Kula Saikia said that, high alert sounded across the state and launching combing operations against the militants.

"Following the militants attack in Upper Assam last week, combing operations by the Assam police, army, other security agencies including Arunachal Pradesh counterparts are going on against the militants along the bordering areas of  Assam-Arunachal Pradesh. We have looked from all sides of security angles following several militants groups called for boycott the Republic Day celebration," Kula Saikia said.

Several militants groups including ULFA(I), PDCK, KLO, NDFB(S), GNLA, Coordination Committee of Seven rebel groups of Manipur, NSCN(K) had called boycatt the Republic Day celebration.

The top Assam cops said that, the security agencies had already blocked all entry and exit points of militants to Assam.

Last week, at least three army personnel were killed, while militants ambushed on an Assam Rifles vehicle at Warabasti in Tinsukia district.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)