The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants, who are suspected to have played a key role in the December 23, 2014 Assam massacre in which 74 people were killed, from Navi Mumbai.
The arrested trio will be produced before special ATS court today.
According to reports, the arrests were made from separate locations in Navi Mumbai area on Friday evening following an input from the intelligence agencies.
The arrested militants have been identified as Bisho alias Ansai Songa Basumatary, Swamkhwr Basumatary and Purno Narzary. They were all working at a cold storage in the Taloja area of the city.
The trio is also reportedly wanted by the Assam police in cases of kidnapping, criminal conspiracy and waging war against the nation.