Guwahati, Oct 08: Ulfa militants on Sunday hurled a
hand grenade at a police station in upper Assam`s Sibsagar
district but they were later caught.
Police said two motorcycle borne Ulfa ultras hurled a
hand grenade on the roof of the Amguri police station. The
grenade rolled down the roof and exploded in front of a nearby
two-wheeler showroom damaging its window panes.
The policemen present there gave the duo a hot chase
and managed to nab them.
In another incident in neighbouring Dibrugarh
district, a Ulfa militant was injured in a shootout at
Hilloidhari village from where the police recovered 500 gm of
TNT explosives.
A group of three ultras fired on security men when they
were asked to stop.
An exchange of fire took place in which one hardcore
Ulfa ultra Keshav Saikia alias Kochu was injured while his two
colleagues managed to escape.
Ulfa calls upper Assam district bandh
The banned Ulfa has called for
a day-long Assam`s Sibsagar district bandh on Monday to protest
the killing of one of its members.
The Ulfa gave the bandh call to protest the killing of
"corporal" Debojit on October six.
The call for the bandh was given to reporters here
over telephone by Ankur Sarma, an Ulfa cadre, following "an
order" from the "executive commanding officer" of the 28
battalion Prabal Neog.
The police have tightened security measures throughout
the district, regarded as a Ulfa stronghold, in view of the
bandh.
Bureau Report
