A trained NLFT militant was arrested on Monday from Ampi Chowmuhani area under Teliamura sub-division.
The militant identified as Kishore Debbarma was believed to be a close associate of militant Dilip Debbarma. Acting on a tip off, a team of police and TSR laid an ambush at Ampi Chowmuhani area to catch Debbarma.
“We had been searching for him ever since Buddha Debbarma was arrested at Jirania. The Jirania police station shared a lead that Kishore was a trained militant and was working undercover for NLFT in Teliamura. Finally we succeeded to arrest him today”, said a police source.
The operation was jointly led by SDPO Teliamura Sona Charan Jamatia and Deputy Commandant 12 Battallion TSR Shyamal Debbarma.
After interrogation, the police and TSR teams once again left for Rangiayatilla and Bairagi Dhepa areas of Teliamura for search operations.
Sources said, “Kishore revealed that a group of militants heavily armed with sophisticated weapons was in search of a suitable opportunity to penetrate. The sole purpose of the group was to create some violence ahead of the TTAADC elections to influence the voters in favor of some political power”.
Meanwhile, DGP Tripura police VS Yadav had already informed the press that NLFT was enjoying political patronage and the reason behind their great interests pertaining to the TTAADC elections as their activities were being sponsored by some political bosses.
“With this arrest, Dilip Debbarma’s right hand had been completely neutralized. Now, the next target of the police would be to bring Dilip Debbarma behind the bars”, said a police source.