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Assam Police Capture Key Fugitive in Foiled Grenade Attack Plot

Investigations will now focus on identifying the instigators behind the coordinated grenade plot following the arrest of all operatives.

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Overview

  • Police arrested main accused Ankur Das in Dergaon on June 28, marking the detention of every executor in the scheme.
  • All suspects assigned to carry out blasts in Bokakhat, Guwahati, Tezpur and Lakhimpur have been taken into custody.
  • Authorities recovered three grenades and a pistol from the homes of the arrested individuals after the June 24 CRPF camp attack in Bokakhat.
  • Officials say the detainees are criminally motivated rather than linked to active militant groups, although one had past ULFA connections.
  • The state government has declined calls to reinstate the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act beyond the existing three districts.