UNNAO (UP), May 28: Police have arrested two men allegedly linked to the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent, or ULFA-I, here, with the security agencies launching a probe into their local networks and possible hideouts, officials said on Thursday.
The arrested duo has been identified as Noor Mohammad from Saharanpur and Mohammad Subhan from Kanpur, who were living in a rented accommodation in the Budhwari area of Unnao for nearly six months while allegedly concealing their identities, they said.
A team of Assam Police, assisted by the local police and surveillance units, traced and arrested the duo, the officials said.
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According to Assam Police, the accused were involved in raising funds for ULFA-I, and a case had been registered against them in Assam’s Tinsukia district under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Sadar Kotwali SHO Chandrakant Mishra said the accused were handed over to Assam Police on transit remand after completion of legal formalities on Wednesday.
The investigators are probing who provided shelter to the accused in Unnao, and the nature of their local contacts, the SHO said. (PTI)
