2 held for Chandel blast: AR
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 20 2017:
Assam Rifles authority has today claimed to have nabbed two perpetrators of the IED blast at Mahamani village, Chandel district on Nov 13, though without naming the arrested individuals.
Concerted efforts of Assam Rifles and Chandel police, with the support of civil society organisations and community leaders of Chandel resulted in apprehension of the two perpetrators of the IED blast at Mahamani village, in Chandel distict on November 13, said a statement issued by the PRO of IGAR (S) .
With the relentless joint efforts of 18 Assam Rifles, Chandel police and local residents, the two individuals who executed the blast have been nabbed and are presently in police custody.
Both have confessed to their crime.
Items used to execute the said action have also been seized, it said.
Designs of the insurgents to vitiate the peaceful environment in the society and create a rift between security forces and the local populace will not be allowed to succeed and perpetrators of such heinous crimes will not be spared, it affirmed.
The incident has further strengthened the ties and cooperation between Assam Rifles and the local populace, the PRO statement further claimed.