IEDs were installed on Feb 1: Police Commissioner

The IEDs that have been recovered from two prime locations in Guwahati were installed on February 1. Guwahati Commissioner of Police, Munna Prasad Gupta on Thursday said that based on specific inputs, the Guwahati police carried out the search operation to recover both the IEDs on Wednesday night.

"We had inputs of installing two IEDs at two different locations in Guwahati and based on the inputs, we launched a search operation to recover these," Gupta said while addressing the media in Guwahati.

On the other hand, reacting tothe installed CCTVs, the Commissioner said, "Most of the CCTVs installed inGuwahati are working smoothly, but we take necessary measures to repair the dysfunctionalones."

He further said that the formerJNU student Sharjeel Imam, who made a derogatory statement against Assam, willbe taken into custody by Assam Police on Thursday. "A team of Assam policeunder the leadership of ASP Nabaneet Mahanta has moved to New Delhi to takeImam into custody," the Commissioner said.