Ahead of the Ambubachi Mela in city’s Kamakhya Temple here, Assam security agencies recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Khanamukh area here under Jalukbari police station on Saturday.
Police said the IED, weighing about one kg, was recovered following a revelation by the cadre of the anti-talk faction of the UlFA, who was arrested on Friday night from Boko near Guwahati.
Guwahati Commissioner of Police Mukesh Agarwala told the media that police received intelligence inputs that some anti-social elements might try to disrupt the Ambubachi festival, which begins on Monday.
lakhs of devotees have already thronged the Kamakhya Temple to participate in the annual festival from different parts of the country and abroad and the numbers are increasing every minute.
“The security of the historic temple is a priority and we have already deployed adequate force to secure the lives and property of the people during the festival,” he said, adding that more forces will be deployed if there is a need.