HT Digital,
Kokrajhar, April 11: In a significant breakthrough, Kokrajhar police have apprehended four members of the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in connection with the heinous grenade attack on Sharkar Grocery in Dotma, Kokrajhar, on December 9, 2023.
After an exhaustive four-month operation conducted across Lower Assam, the police successfully captured the four KLO cadres involved in the attack. The suspects, identified as Kanak Adhikari (26) from Ramfalbil, Arjun Roy (19) from Samtaibari Serfanguri, Anupam Roy (34) from Dotma West Dangarkuti, and Prasenjit Roy (26) from Hogomabil Dotma, were arrested from various locations in Lower Assam.
Following their apprehension, the suspects were promptly taken into custody and were produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kokrajhar today. As per reports, the armed outfit had demanded Rs. 5 lakh, and the grenade was hurled when their demand was not met. However, Swaman Sarkar escaped unharmed as the grenade did not detonate.