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The Army under the Dao Division has successfully nabbed two over-ground workers of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) on the Moran-Tinsukia road.

The operation has delivered a huge blow to the ULFA-I activities in Upper Assam.

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Based on specific intelligence inputs received from intelligence agencies and further corroborated from own sources regarding movement of over-ground workers of the militant outfit on the Moran-Tinsukia highway, an operation was launched by the 9th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles in midnight hours.

During the operation, two over-ground workers of the ULFA-I, identified as  Gyandeep Boragohain and Mridul Sarma were apprehended.

โ€œThe duo was nabbed along with with one .22 mm pistol and one magazine with three live rounds on August 3, 2018 at 11:30 pm while they were moving on the Moran-Tinsukia road on a hired Omni van with (No-AS-04P-7139),โ€ informed sources.

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They were later handed over to police.

Both the over-ground ULFA-I workers were actively involved in several extortion and anti-national activities. This apprehension is like to help the security forces in carrying out further operations against the ULFA-I in near future.

Recently, the 9th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles conducted several successful operations to mitigate the impact of ULFA-I in Upper Assam. This operation is also a major part of the ongoing crackdown by security forces on the outfit active in Upper Assam.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]