National Investigation Agency (NIA) searches operation in Assam

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted a search operation at 17 different locations in Assam in Cachar, Karimganj, Dibrugarh and Dhubri districts, and also arrested a woman Maoist cadre who has been on the run for a long time.

A senior NIA official said Reema Orang a.k.a. Saraswati was arrested from Dibrugarh district following a tip-off.

The official said that the case pertains to the arrest of a Maoist leader Arun Kumar Bhattacharjee a.k.a. Kanchan Da, a member of Central Committee of CPI (Maoist) along with his associate Akash Orang a.k.a. Kajal, a member of Assam State Organizing Committee of CPI (Maoist) from Patimara Tea Garden of the Cachar district.

During the searches, digital devices and incriminating documents of CPI Maoist party were recovered. (IANS)

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