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Five MTFA ultras held

By Hantigiri Narzary |

Security forces have claimed to captured five militants belonging to Muslim Tiger Force of Assam(MTFA) from Guwabari area in Kokrajhar district on Saturday. Identified as Aminur Islam, Nijam Ali, Anirudin Mondol, Najir Hussain and  Nur Hussain- all residents of Kamalsingh Kurshakati village under Gossaigaon subdivision were caught during a combing operation. 

 Police further seized 5 country made rifles, 10 rounds live ammunition of 7.62 mm pistol and other objectionable documents were recovered from them.

 

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