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Large arms haul in Tinsukia

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Press Trust of India Tinsukia (Assam)

Acting on a tip-off, the police dug out the weapons hidden inside a ditch in a cremation ground in remote Sadiya town bordering Arunachal Pradesh.

The weapons recovered include 16 US-made M-16 rifles, two rocket launchers and huge quantities of magazines of .303 rifle.

The arms were suspected to have been hidden by four Maoist cadre - killed in an encounter with the police in May this year.

  

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First Published: Jul 23 2012 | 6:37 PM IST

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