Guwahati: Assam Army and Police in a series of joint operation carried out on September 18-19, arrested five cadres of Hynnietrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from multiple locations in West Karbi Anglong district of Assam besides recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition, according to Defence spokesman Suneet Newton.
Based on specific intelligence about presence of HNLC cadres, a unit of the Red Horns Division of the Army and Assam Police launched a two-day series of operations at multiple locations in West Karbi Anglong District of Assam.
The joint operation team searched the jungle in the morning of September 19 and busted the hideout and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition comprising two G3 Rifles, one 303 Rifle, one 7.62 mm Pistol, one Single Barrel Gun, 10 Kg explosive, 40 detonators, 66 rounds of live ammunition and other warlike stores were recovered.
