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The development comes ahead of the three-phase assembly election in the state that begins on March 27. Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: IANS
Guwahati: Three members of the pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including one of its leaders, have been arrested for an alleged plot to assassinate the state s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, police said. On Monday a secret input was received from a reliable source that a group of ULFA (pro-talk) militants along with some unidentified members of the group conspired to assassinate the Finance Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma by using firearms and explosives, the Chief Public Relation Officers of Assam Police said.
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GUWAHATI: A plot to disturb the poll process by assassinating top leaders including a Minister has been unearthed by the State Police.
Based on a telephonic conversation, Crime Branch Guwahati and Dispur Police arrested pro-talk ULFA leader Pradeep Gogoi from Hatigaon on Monday night in this regard. Meanwhile, two other persons who were on the call with Gogoi Manab Pathak and Ketu Mudi were also arrested from Karbi Anglong the same night. Manab Pathak serves the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) as a market supervisor while Ketu Mudi is his associate.
The Crime Branch has registered a Suo Moto case 06/2021 u/s 120 (B)/121/121(A)/ 122 r/w 18 of UPA.
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