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Police recover huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives in Assam's Udalguri

By ANI | Updated: August 14, 2020 15:45 IST

Police recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives in a search operation in Udalguri district of Assam, said Munna Prasad Gupta, commissioner of police, Guwahati.

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Police recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives in a search operation in Udalguri district of Assam, said Munna Prasad Gupta, commissioner of police, Guwahati.

Gupta said that acting on the basis of a tip-off, police had conducted a search operation which led to the recovery of the weapons.

"On the basis of a secret tip, police conducted a search operation in different parts of the Udalguri district. During this operation, huge cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives were recovered. The recovery includes AK-47 rifles, AK-56 rifles, M-16 rifles, 9 mm pistols, air gun, magazines, high explosive bombs, grenades, ammunition, and around 20 kgs of explosive materials," he said.

Further investigation is underway.

( With inputs from ANI )

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