Overview

• Authorities arrested Dhananjoy Reang and Sadai Nanda Reang during an ambush on the Kanchanpur-Vangmun highway after 48 hours of coordinated intelligence monitoring.
• Security forces seized high-end explosive materials believed to be intended for sabotage on Independence Day deployments.
• Officials say the newly formed Tripura United National Front aimed to kill police personnel and loot arms to bolster its ranks.
• Authorities describe the operation as a major breakthrough against the nascent TUNF group linked to hideouts in Assam.
• The arrests underscore ongoing threats from small insurgent factions despite last year’s mass surrenders and peace accords that greatly reduced violence in Tripura.