Tinsukia police on Saturday recovered around 8 kilograms of plastic explosives, along with 33 detonators and six batteries from the residence of one Hemanta Borah in Mamorani village under Digboi police station.
According to preliminary information, the police retrieved the explosive components today based on a confession given by three captured ULFA-I linkmen identified as Jumon Borah of Jorhat, Tutu Borah, and Sashankar Rajkhowa of Kordoiguri village in Tinsukia district.
Speaking to the media, Tinsukia Additional Superintendent of Police Bibhash Das said, "We got an input that there is a recruitment drive going on in the Upper Assam localities and some recruiters are being given the task to conduct the drive. Based on that information, we were able to track down one Jumon Bora of Jorhat, and during his interrogation, we learned details regarding his phone calls with ULFA-I leader Abhijit Gogoi, aka Aiseng Asom. Two more ULFA-I linkmen were found after extensive questioning. When one of the linkmen was questioned, it was discovered that the explosives were placed beneath the earth in the backyard of Hemanta Borah's home in Madhya Mamorani village.”
A joint team of Assam police, CRPF and Indian Army then reached the spot and recovered the aforementioned explosives materials.
Meanwhile, security forces have cordoned off the entire area following the recovery of the explosive.
