Kohima based Defence PRO Colonel Chiranjeet Konwer said that, an intelligence input was received regarding a person carrying large quantity of explosives. Following this, an operation was launched by troops of Jairampur Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of DAO Division.
Security forces apprehended a person identified as Malu Sethi, resident of Ponklasahi, Orissa from Paharpur village in the area.
They have also recovered three kilograms of deadly explosives, detonator, shrapnel’s and equipment for making IEDs in possession from him.
Two dummy rifles were also found from the gunrunner.
“Post spot interrogation he admitted to supplying explosives to terrorist outfits and further admitted to have been convicted previously at Guwahati for similar offences and is on bail for last one year,” Colonel Konwer said.
Security forces have been carrying out aggressive operations in the South Arunachal Pradesh and this apprehension has struck a blow to nefarious plans of underground outfits of conducting an IED attack in near future.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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