Two bomb carriers of the Ulfa were killed after thebomb they were carrying exploded in their vehicle late on Thursday evening in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
Police have claimed that the incident took place on Thursday night at Umrangshu in Dima Hasao district. According to police sources, the carriers were trying to bring in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to Guwahati to carry out subversive activities ahead of the Republic Day celebrations.
“Police have found two burnt bodies from near a highway in Umrangshu and a Maruti car, which was damaged due to the explosion,” said Assam’s Inspector General of Assam Police (law and Order) SN Singh.
“The bomb belongs to Ulfa and they had used the two carriers to carry the bomb to Guwahati,” Singh said while adding that the militants have used people from a particular community so that no one suspects them.
In another incident, the police have also seized a grenade from near the bus stand in Dhekiajuli town in Assam’s Darrang district on Friday morning.
Besides, police said that suspected militants have also lobbed two grenades at an oil depot in the same town last night. One of the bombs exploded and injured a minor boy, police said.
Meanwhile, the security arrangements across the state have been intensified ahead of the Republic Day celebrations and particularly after militants outfits of the region including those in neighbouring states have called for a boycott of the January 26 function.
There had also been intelligence inputs that the anti-talk faction of the Ulfa and NDFB militants and the Kamatapur liberation Organization (KlO) had been planning to carry out serial blasts across the state.
After NDFB, police announce bounty on KlO militants
After announcing bounty on anti-talk faction of NDFB leaders, the Assam Police on Friday has announced cash rewards on some leaders of the Kamatapur liberation Organisation (KlO).
Police have announced cash awards to the tune of Rs 5 lakh each on the seven leaders of the KlO and said that the identity of the informants would be kept strictly confidential.
Assam’s Additional Director General of Police, AP Raut, made the announcement while adding that the KlO had reorganised itself and has set up camps in Myanmar. “In the last two years, the outfit, which mainly operates in Assam and Bengal has increased its strength to 200 cadres,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Assam Police has intensified security arrangements across the State in view of the Republic Day celebrations and put the forces on strict vigil to avoid infiltration in the State.