Hardcore lady Ulfa cadre held

A hadrdcore United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) woman cadre was arrested in upper Assam's Sibsagar district amidst heightened security prior to the outfit's "protest day" tomorrow.

Police said Mina Gogoi, 38, one of the oldest women cadre, was arrested by the army at Sonari under Charaideo sub division at Namtola-Ladoigarh.

The ultra who was taking shelter in neighbouring Nagaland was trying to sneak into the state with 5kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and a .22 pistol to engage in subversive activity in view of the "protest day".

The outfit observes November 27 as "protest day" as the first army operation was launched in 1991.

Meanwhile, security has been tightened throughout the state in view of the protest day.

Entry and exit points have been sealed in major towns while security has been tightened in and around public installations.

The woman Ulfa cadre is the wife of hardcore militant Jitul Bora alias Ramen Dadhumia who is the self styled "lance corporal" of the outfit.

Gogoi was trained in Bhutan and Myanmar after she joined the outfit in 1996 and is regarded as one of the oldest women cadre of the outfit.

A report from Tezpur said a hardcore ULFA cadre Rupam Bora alias Ujjal Bora of the 27th Battalion was arrested in Sonitpur district today.

The police said he had sneaked into the state from Bhutan for subversive activities.