5 kidnappers including 4 with GNLA link arrested from Meghalaya-Assam border

From Our Correspondent, TNT News | Tura, March 17, 2018: 

Assam police of South Salmara district on Saturday apprehended 5 suspected kidnappers, with four allegedly belonging to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in an operation neat the Hat Singimari Super Market this afternoon at about 4:30 pm.

The four, along with the driver were arrested after they were found with possession of a gun as well as ammunition apparently in a bid to kidnap a businessman from the town.

The arrested criminals have been identified as Biraj D Sangma, Chengkal Marak, Sengbath D Sangma and Chanang T Sangma along with the driver, Makbul Islam.

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Police revealed that one of the arrested men was from the GNLA while the others were overground workers of the outfit.

The police later recovered one Maruti Suzuki car, 1 gun, 2 rounds of ammunition and 5 phones from the possession of the group.

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"We acted after information from sources of the presence of some GNLA men about to embark on kidnapping a businessman. The five have been arrested from the town of Hat Singimari when they were on the move," said additional SP of South Salmara, Rajmohan Roy.

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