KA police unearths hidden weapons in forest

DIPHU: Karbi Anglong police unearthed hidden weapons from the forest of Doidak hills under Dokmoka Police Station in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday.

Police are yet to find out which armed organisation has hidden the arms.

In a press conference held at the SP conference hall on Thursday, the SP, Sanjib Kumar Saikia said as per information received from reliable sources, the OC, Howraghat, Manjit Terang and DPS (HQ), Nahid Karishma have jointly carried out a search operation in Doidak hills in Manikpur area on Wednesday and unearthed hidden weapons.

The recovered weapons were one AK 56 rifle, one stand gun, two pistols, a 9 mm pistol and 0.3 pistols; nine numbers of magazines of AK-47 rifle and 88 numbers of ammunition of AK-47 rifle.

“With the recovery of arms and ammunition, we are trying to find out which organisations have hidden the arms.”

 “As of now we have not received any information of the party that has hidden the arms. But we are trying it and very soon it will be found out,” the SP said, while also denying the existence of any new armed organisation in the hill districts.