Jihadis enter Upper Assam to disrupt poll

The police claimed that a group of Jihadis had entered Upper Assam with the help of local extremist organisations to disrupt poll campaign.

The police on Monday claimed that a group of Jihadis had entered Upper Assam with the help of local extremist organisations to disrupt poll campaign.

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The Jihadi ultras had entered Upper Assam through Myanmar and neighbouring Nagaland’s Mon district, Superintendent of Police, Dibrugarh, Abhijeet Bora told PTI.

He claimed that there were ‘specific intelligence inputs´ about the entry of the extremists.

Bora said ULFA’s ‘Bravo´ company had possibly helped the Jihadis to enter the area as the ‘Alpha´ and ‘Charlie´ unit of the outfit were on ceasefire.

The police, he said, have started search operations in suspected militant hideouts to find out the jihadis.