ULFA-I Cadre Arrested for Planning Blast during PM Modi Visit to Guwahati

Guwahati, January 2, 2020:

A United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) cadre was arrested from Panjabari in Guwahati on Wednesday night ahead of the upcoming India-Sri Lanka cricket match and Prime Minister Modi’s visit.

The Guwahati Police nabbed the ULFA-I near Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra at around 9 pm and recovered a mobile phone and some incriminating documents from his possession.

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The accused has been identified as Bitupan Sonowal, who hails from Kawoimari village of Dibrugarh’s Namrup.

Accorsing to reports, Bitupan, along with three other ULFA-I cadres, was planning to carry out blasts during the cricket match and PM Modi’s visit.

A case has been registered against the ULFA-I cadre with case no. 3355/18.

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Bitupan has been sent to two days of police remand.

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