A hideout of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was destroyed by the Army in Lakhipathar area in Tinsukia District on July 26, reports The Shillong Times. Four pistols, one revolver, two rounds of 40 mm Multi Shot Grenade Launcher, 11 rounds of 9 mm revolver, 16 rounds of 2.2 mm, one round of AK-47, a radio set, and INR 1,49,000 were recovered from the camp.
Separately, a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saraigwra (NDFB-S) militant and an Over Ground Worker (OGW) were arrested in the intervening night of July 24-25 from near Saralbhanga river in Kokrajhar District, reports The Sentinel. The arrested individuals were identified as ‘sergeant’ Dikum Basumatary alias Derhasat and Jibiar Basumatary. Dikum Basumatary was trained in Myanmar in 2013 and belongs to the 39th batch of NDFB-S. A foreign-made pistol, one country-made pistol and nine live rounds of ammunition were recovered from the arrestees.