Guwahati, April 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted a search operation in 17 different locations of Assam – Cachar, Karimganj, Dibrugarh and Dhubri districts, and arrested a woman Maoist cadre who had been on the run for a long time.
A senior NIA official said that Reema Orang a.k.a. Saraswati was arrested from Dibrugarh district following a tip-off.
The official said that the case pertains to the arrest of a Maoist leader Arun Kumar Bhattacharjee a.k.a. Kanchan Da, a member of Central Committee of CPI (Maoist) along with his associate Akash Orang a.k.a. Kajal, a member of Assam State Organising Committee of CPI (Maoist) from Patimara Tea Garden of Cachar district.
The accused along with their associates were involved in spreading the network of CPI (Maoist) in Assam and the north-eastern region.
Initially, the case was registered at Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati, and later taken over by the NIA.
During the searches, digital devices and incriminating documents of CPI (Maoist) party were recovered. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
