Assam: Suspected Adivasi Militants arrested in Dibrugarh

Two suspected Adivasi militants have been arrested in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Sunday.

A detachment from the Assam Rifles and the 166th Territorial Army conducted a coordinated operation to nab the insurgents from the Dhaman Tinthengia village in the Tingkhong region.

The arrested militants have been identified as Mileswar Kisan alias Sunil (38) and Shampad Cheruwa alias Rahul (30) of the Salmari tea estate in Dibrugarh.

Four live rounds of ammunition and a.22 pistol were recovered from them.

The militants have been booked under section 25 (1) (a) of the Arms Act.

The two are being questioned, according to Dibrugarh Additional SP (Headquarters) Bitul Chetia, who also noted that they may have connections to the All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) or Maoist groups in the region.