Assam: ULFA-I linkman held, arms & supplies recovered in Tinsukia

In a coordinated operation, the Indian Army and Assam Police seized a grenade and a pistol from the home of a suspected United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) linkman in Tinsukia, Assam.

The accused has been identified as Jitu Moran, alias Moina.

The items were recovered in Makum in Tinsukia district, Eastern Assam, officials reported.

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Moran was among three individuals apprehended in Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh, by a joint task force. The other two suspects, Julie Gogoi (38) and her husband Dipak Gogoi (52), were also detained for allegedly supplying resources to ULFA-I camps across the India-Myanmar border.

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The raid yielded a significant cache of medical supplies and essential goods intended for militant camps in Myanmar, along with the arrest of four Myanmarese nationals suspected of aiding the logistics network, sources said.

Police identified Moran as a key liaison for a senior ULFA-I operative, marking this operation as one of the most significant blows to the group's network.

Police said that the operation was not just a seizure but a clear warning to those supporting insurgent activities.