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The KLO cadres nabbed during a joint operation by Army and police. Image - Northeast Now

In the intervening night of July 14 and July 15, 2018, at about 2:30 am, acting on a tip off regarding movement of Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) cadres in Silkatati Part 2 village, a joint operation was carried out by 12 Sikh Li Battalion of the Army, Kokrajhar Police and the Cobra of the CRPF in which two Bangladesh-trained KLO cadres were nabbed.

โ€œAt about 4:20 am on July 15, the search party noticed two suspected militants and challenged them. On being challenged, the suspected militants started to flee, but the joint team personnel caught them after a chase,โ€ informed sources.

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Sources also said, โ€œOn spot interrogation, the individuals revealed their identities.โ€

The rebels have been identified as 19-year-old Krishna Barman alias Manoj Koch, son of late Sudhish Barman of No 2 Chautaki village in Badrapar under Kokrajhar district and 20-year-old Sambaru Barman alias Khudu, son of late Bhola Barman of No 2 Chautaki village in Badrapar under Kokrajhar district.

The sources also informed that both are December 2016 batch Bangladesh-trained cadres of KLO and presently a part of Serfanguri section of the KLO.

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โ€œThe cadres have been involved in collection of extortion money and motivating the youth for fresh recruitment in KLO. Search of the individuals led to recovery of two country-made pistols and four rounds of ammunition in their possession. Interrogation is still on,โ€ sources added.

Rinoy Basumatary is Northeast Now Correspondent in Kokrajhar. He can be reached at: [email protected]

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