4 NDFB(S) militants and a arms dealer nabbed in Meghalaya
Following a tip-off, the Meghalaya police launched an operation at Byndihati village in the hill district and nabbed the militants and arms dealer.
“We have apprehended the militants who were trying to smuggle explosives from Meghalaya to Assam,” a top police official said.
The nabbed militants were identified as B Boro, a self – styled commander of the NDFB, his aide Santosh Kharkekary, G Gayari and D Basumatry.
“We have also arrested the arms dealer B Deb Varma,” the police official said.
Police recovered 144 gallantine sticks and 126 detonators from their possession.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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