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Maoist rebels, Ulfa nabbed  

Guwahati, May 9: Baksa Police on Friday arrested two suspected Maoist rebel on Friday from the district. The two arrested Maoist rebels were identified as Nar Bahadur Basnet and Kishore Newa. 

Baksa district SP PK Dutta confirmed this and said, “We have been observing for last few months that the movements of the Maoist rebels is increasing in the district, probably due to the International border,” said the SP and hoped that detailed interrogation would yield in vital information about the Maoist faction. “We are yet to ascertain to which faction of the Maoist rebels he belongs,” Dutta added.

“Two months back we had also recovered two land mines near the International border in our district. Preliminary investigation revealed that the kinds of land mines were normally used by the Maoists rebels,” Dutta said and added that the movements of the Maoists have increased particularly after the Bhutan elections. 

“We have confirmed Basnet to be a Nepali citizen. Interrogation of Newa is also on,” said the SP.  

These villages in the fringe areas had been base of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants till they signed ceasefire agreement with the government of India. The Ulfa had also used these villages as shelter while crossing over to the Himalayan Kingdom, where they had bases till Royal Bhutan Army’s flush out operation in 2003.   

In another incident, the Baksa police have also arrested an Ulfa cadre identified as Dhanjit Das from the district. “Das is a listed cadre and we have been looking for him for quite a long time,” said the SP.    

Live grenade found in Manipur minister's home 

Imphal, May 8: A powerful grenade was found in the official residence of Manipur health minister Ph. Parijat at Kanglaipark area in Imphal West district on Thursday, official sources said. 

The grenade connected by a wire to a remote control device was detected by a worker this morning. 

It was later defused by experts. 

The sources said the explosive might have been planted taking advantage of the absence of the minister. The minister along with his family members and security guards had left for Lamlai area in Imphal East district on Wednesday for a marriage ceremony.