Our Correspondent
Itanagar: The Changlang battalion of Assam Rifles along with Changlang district police in Arunachal Pradesh has thwarted an evil design by a proscribed militant group by apprehending a top ULFA (I) cadre from a remote area in the district.
Security forces also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from him.
The ULFA(I) cadre, identified as self-styled lance corporal Rupanto Moran (30), a resident of Tinsukia, Assam, was arrested from Jongphohate under Changlang district by the joint team of security forces following a week-long operation in suspected areas such as Khimiyang, Yanman, Ngoitang and several adjoining areas, based on intelligence inputs.
During preliminary interrogation, the apprehended cadre disclosed that he joined the banned outfit in 2016 and had undergone training at Taga Camp in Myanmar. Before joining the outfit, he had served as private security guard in Chennai for three years.
One MQ assault rifle with a magazine, 49 live rounds of ammunition, combat dress and other war like materials were recovered from his possession.
The apprehended ULFA (I) cadre was planning to carry out subversive activities against the security forces, a Defence communiqué informed here on Monday.