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Tinsukia, Dec 27: In a joint operation by Assam Police and Assam Rifles on December 27, two hardcore militants of United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) were nabbed in Tinsukia district of Assam.
The arrested militants, Bibek Asom and Mrigen Asom, were apprehended from Faneng, located near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Bibek Asom, also known as Bastab Phukan, joined the banned militant group in 2011 and was nabbed from Upper Faneng in Lekhapani.
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Security activities were intensified in Tinsukia following a grenade explosion near an army camp in Dirak on November 22, for which ULFA-I claimed responsibility. The group also admitted to two more grenade attacks near security installations in Sivasagar and Jorhat. Earlier, an individual was arrested in connection to the Tinsukia explosion.
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