Guwahati, May 22 : Banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Sangbijit (NDFB-S) is continuing their recruitment drive and also recruited minor boys and it was revealed after security forces apprehended six youths in lower Assam’s Kokrajhar district who were trying to go Myanmar to take arms training.
According to the reports, based on specific inputs Assam police and army had jointly launched operation at Kokrajhar railway station on Monday evening (May 21) about information that, six youths are trying to go Myanmar to take arms training and join NDFB-S.
The joint operations team succesfully nabbed 6 youths waiting to board a train to Rangiya.
Among the nabbed youths three were identified as Thaika Narzary, Jyanendra Wari and Nabaraj Brahma and during interrogation they confessed to be working for NDFB-S as over ground workers.
The remaining three youths identified as 19-year-old Swrangsar Basumatary, 15-year-old Swmkhwr Brahma and 16-year-old Nwrswn Mushahary and during
interrogation they confessed to have been recruited for NDFB-S.
Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kokrajhar district Rajen Singh said that, all six youths were travelling to Myanmar via Mon district in Nagaland for arms training.
“Based on specific input about information that, some youths have been tried to go Myanmar and take arms training and join in banned outfit NDFB-S, we have launched operation and nabbed six youths. NDFB-S is trying to recruit youths from this area and also strength their base. We have found that, the outfit group has recruited some minor boys and it is ringing an alarm bell,” Rajen Singh said.
The top Assam cop also said that, the outfit group has recruited some minor boys and give up arms training.
Security personnel had recovered six mobile phone handsets, 10 SIM cards, Rs 2180 and one backpack.
NDFB-S is active in lower and northern Assam districts and some parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
