Cops scramble for hijack puzzle clues

Guwahati: Police have cast their net wide in search of Ulfa members, hideouts and clues to piece together the hijack puzzle thrown at them by an arrested militant.
Raids are being simultaneously conducted in Kamrup, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari and Dhubri districts, a senior police official said today.
He also revealed that investigators got wind of a possible hijack conspiracy even before Manoj Tamuli made the sensational disclosure about a Deccan staffer’s alleged involvement in the plan.
One of Ulfa’s arms and bomb carriers, Pingle Deka, told Barpeta police after his arrest early this month that he had been asked to rent a house near the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport.
Deka’s arrest on February 5 and his confession led the city police to Tamuly on Saturday.
Based on Tamuly’s statements, the police picked up Deccan customer care executive Sumanta Dutta and People’s Consultative Group member Lachit Bordoloi on Monday.
The official said Deka’s confessions tallied with what Tamuly told interrogators later. He said his Ulfa bosses asked him to stay near the airport masquerading as an auto driver. He was given Rs 40,000 to purchase a used autorickshaw.
13/02/08 The Telegraph

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