Dibrugarh: Indian Army in a joint operation with Assam Police apprehended one cadre and a link-man of the ULFA(I) outfit in Dibrugarh on Sunday.
The operation was carried out by Spear Corps Warriors on a specific input about the movement of a suspected cadre with a weapon in the Phaltutola area under the Joypur police station in the Dibrugarh district of Assam.
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The apprehended cadre has been identified as Yasin Khan (31), a resident of Jagun village in Naharkatia and the link-man is Bintu Sharma( 33).
One 7.62 mm pistol with 4 rounds was also recovered from them.
During the initial questioning both the apprehended persons confessed to having links with the ULFA (I) outfit.
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They have been handed over to the police for further investigations, said an Army official.
Sources said that Ulf-I linkman and sympathizers are trying to recruit youths from the rural areas of upper Assam.