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Police recover huge cache of arms, explosives in Assam's Udalguri

Following a tip-of, police in Assam has conducted a raid and recovered a huge amount of arms, ammunition, and explosives in Udalguri district. The seized items included AK-47 rifles, AK-56 rifles, M-16 rifles, 9 mm pistols, air gun, magazines, high explosive bombs, grenades, ammunition, and around 20 kgs of explosive materials.

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Police recover huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Assam's Udalguri
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Published : Aug 14, 2020, 5:10 PM IST

Guwahati (Assam): Police recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives in a search operation in Udalguri district of Assam, said Munna Prasad Gupta, commissioner of police, Guwahati.

Gupta said that acting on the basis of a tip-off, police had conducted a search operation which led to the recovery of the weapons.

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"On the basis of a secret tip, police conducted a search operation in different parts of the Udalguri district. During this operation, a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives were recovered. The recovery includes AK-47 rifles, AK-56 rifles, M-16 rifles, 9 mm pistols, air gun, magazines, high explosive bombs, grenades, ammunition, and around 20 kgs of explosive materials," he said.

Further investigation is underway.

(ANI report)

Guwahati (Assam): Police recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives in a search operation in Udalguri district of Assam, said Munna Prasad Gupta, commissioner of police, Guwahati.

Gupta said that acting on the basis of a tip-off, police had conducted a search operation which led to the recovery of the weapons.

Also read: LIVE: India tightens security ahead of Independence Day

"On the basis of a secret tip, police conducted a search operation in different parts of the Udalguri district. During this operation, a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives were recovered. The recovery includes AK-47 rifles, AK-56 rifles, M-16 rifles, 9 mm pistols, air gun, magazines, high explosive bombs, grenades, ammunition, and around 20 kgs of explosive materials," he said.

Further investigation is underway.

(ANI report)

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