Arms recovered, two arrested

Two suspected ULFA members were arrested from Jorhat in upper Assam and a huge quantity of arms seized from them, police said today.

Two suspected ULFA members were arrested from Jorhat in upper Assam and a huge quantity of arms seized from them, police said on Thursday.

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The duo, Rajat Dutta alias Hirokjyoti Deka and Raju Saikia alias Jayanta Hazarika, were nabbed from the outskirts of the city while they were taking the arms in a mini-truck. They are suspected to be actively involved with the anti-talk faction of ULFA led by Paresh Baruah.

Police seized one M 20 rifle, an AK 47 rifle, eight bombs, ten landmines, along with 100 rounds of ammunition from them.