ASSAM: NDFB(S) RECRUITMENT RACKET BUSTED IN KOKRAJHAR

Based on specific inputs, Army and Assam Police at Kokrajhar launched an operation on  21 Mar 2018 at Kokrajhar Railway Station.

The Joint Operations team successfully nabbed 6 individuals waiting to board a train to Rangiya. Three individuals, identified as Thaika Narzary, Jyanendra Wari and Nabaraj Brahma, during interrogation, confessed to be working for NDFB (S) as OGWs, and the remaining three individuals, identified as Swrangsar Basumatary, aged 19 , Swmkhwr Brahma, aged 16 years, and Nerswn Mushahary aged 17, during interrogation, confessed to have been recruited for NDFB(S). All six individuals were traveling to Myanmar, via Mon district, Nagaland, for training. The team Recovered  6 mobile handsets, 10 SIM cards money worth Rs. 2180 and one backpack.

The Operation is a result of high level of alertness, swift action and synergy between security forces. This is a major setback for the terrorist organisation NDFB(S) and has effectively stalled the large scale recruitment drive and extortion related activities in the district. This will go a long way in enhancing moral ascendancy of security forces and ensuring safety of civilians.