The Nalbari police, in a coordinated operation with the Kalaigaon police apprehended an individual in suspicion of acting as a linkman of the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), sources said on Friday.
The apprehended person has been identified as Padmalochan Das alias Udgiran Asom. As per sources, he was a former leader of the ULFA Coordination Committee.
The police acted on intelligence suggesting that a group from the former ULFA Coordination Committee had arrived in Tangla. Based on this information, Nalbari police intercepted and arrested Padmalochan on the Kalaigaon highway in Udalguri.
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