Ahead of the Assam Assembly election 2021, Diphu police in Karbi Anglong district arrested a suspected cadre of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) and seized a Chinese grenade from his possession.

The police arrested the youth, acting on a tip-off.

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The operation was carried by a Diphu police team, led by Karbi Anglong deputy superintendent of police Nahid Karishma.

The arrested youth has been identified as 42-year-old Pinak Sutradhar alias Biju Sutradhar of Diphu Railway Colony.

It is suspected that the grenade was meant to be exploded in Diphu Railway Station.

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โ€œWe suspect the youth to be a cadre of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA),โ€ police said.

โ€œFurther investigation is going on,โ€ police said.

Nongee Terang is Northeast Now Correspondent in Diphu. He can be reached at: [email protected]