Three ULFA militants arrested

Nalbari (Assam): Three ULFA militants have been arrested from the two neighbouring districts of Nalbari and Baksa, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the trio from Panigaon, Mularkuchi and Merkuchi villages under Belsor and Barama police stations of the districts last night. The arrested have been identified as Mridul Ali, Mridul Hajarika and Samarjit Sarma alias Tuppu. The militants were allegedly engaged in recruiting more youths for the outfit, sources said. PTI