Dibrugarh: Assam Rifles troops on Friday apprehended three cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) from Shangnyu village in Mon district of Nagaland.
Four live grenades were also recovered from the cadres’ possession.The three apprehended cadres have been identified as self-styled lieutenant Gajendra Asom (35), a resident of Tezpur in Assam, self-styled lance corporal Brojen Asom (27) from Jorhat district and self-styled sergeant Puhor Asom (26) from Golaghat district. Officials said Gajendra is a veteran operative who had joined the outfit back in 2011, while Puhor enlisted in 2019 and Brojen in 2022.According to official sources, the trio was active in the Phomching area and was moving towards Shangnyu village under the Phomching sub-division.
