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Arms, ammunition recovered from BNA ultras in Assam

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Press Trust of India Silchar
A huge quantity of arms and ammunition have been seized and four Bru National Army (BNA) militants nabbed in Cachar district of Assam, police said today.

Acting on a tip off, the Assam Rifles along with the Assam police launched an operation at Kalakhal jungle area yesterday.

Four AK-47 rifles, six magazines, 122 rounds of AK-47 bullets, one 9-mm pistol, two 12-bore rifles, one single-bore rifle, four rounds of pistol and revolver bullets were recovered, police said.

Objectionable documents, cell phones and PAN cards were also seized from the four militants identified as BNA self-styled 'commandant' Rajesh Charki from Mizoram, the outfit's secretary Arnajoy Reang (Tripura), Lowerjoy Reang (Mizoram) and Biloram Reang from Cachar, they said.
 

The four militants have been handed over to Dholai police outpost for interrogation.

Ethnic group Bru is one of the 21 Scheduled Tribes incorporated as Reangs in the list and are found mainly in Tripura and also in Mizoram, Assam, Manipur and Bangladesh.

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First Published: May 05 2014 | 2:59 PM IST

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