Sayan Chatterjee,
Assam: On Tuesday, based on int inputs, multiple teams of Indian Army and Assam Police conducted extensive Search Operations in Kokrajhar and Udalguri Districts of Assam. Jointly, both the security forces busted huge cache of arms, ammunition and warlike stores which could have been exploited by Anti National Elements to carry out violence in the upcoming BTAD elections.
In totality, the leads regarding information of cache was being worked upon for past one month. On receipt of reliable information about the location of arms cache in the general area of Chirang Reserve Forest, and Bandarguri village troops from Red Horn Division carried out extensive search operations in the general areas.
On 17 March 20, the joint team assisted by Army Tracker dog, recovered caches at two different locations consisting heavy calibre arms, ammunition and other war like stores belonging to Unknown insurgent groups.
The major recoveries from the bust are as follows :
- AK Factory made: 03 unit
- Grenade launcher M79: 01 unit
- RPG: 01 unit
- Country made rifles: 11 unit
- Pistols: 07 unit
- Grenades: 60 unit
- Assorted ammunition :419 rds
- 2-inch Mortar bombs: 05 unit
- Satellite Phone – 01 unit and, large quantity of explosives to include electronic detonators and cordtex
The success of the operation will go a long way in ensuring lasting peace in BTAD and Assam and thwart any nefarious designs of anti-national elements with the upcoming BTC elections as scheduled for next month.
The Security Forces will continue to undertake all actions to support Governments initiative to bring peace and meaningful development in the state of Assam, as reported.
(The writer is a Delhi-based independent contributor to print and online publications )
