Goalpara: Arms and explosives, including AK-47 rifles, were on Thursday recovered near the Naranarayan Setu from two suspected militants in lower Assam's Goalpara district, police said.
On prior information, a joint army and police team launched a search operation this morning in the area and recovered five AK-47 rifles, three hand-made grenades, two knives and as many army uniforms from the duo, they said.
The apprehended two were identified as Ananda Biswas and Chirimithu Malla, but it was yet to be ascertained as to which militant outfit they belonged to.
The road-cum-rail Naranarayan Setu bridge over river Brahmaputra connects Pancharatna in Goalpara district with Jogigopha in Bongaigaon district.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 14:45