In Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh 2 ULFA (I) fighters arrested

Dibrugarh: Two freedom fighters of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) were arrested along with arms and ammunition in a joint operation by the Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles and police in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Sunday afternoon.
Acting on a credible tip-off, security forces launched an operation in the border village of Noglo and arrested two hard-line insurgents, who had crossed the Indo-Myanmar border in an attempt to carry out subversive activities in Assam.
The arrested freedom fighters have been identified as Nilutpal Asom alias Monjit Gogoi and Upen Asom alias Ruhini Gogoi. Both are residents of Assam and were recruited into ULFA-I last year.

Police recovered arms and ammunition from both the fighters.
ULFA-I, a separatist group seeking an independent Assam, is known to have a base in Myanmar. In recent years, the group has been trying to infiltrate Indian territory to carry out subversive activities, especially before elections.
Despite the long and insecure Indo-Myanmar border, security forces have been able to prevent the influx of ULFA-I fighters.
This year alone, there have been several apprehensions and surrenders of ULFA-I freedom fighters in the southern regions of Arunachal Pradesh, dealing a severe blow to the group’s activities and ranks.