Five STF Cadres Arrested in Kokrajhar

: Kokrajhar, April 01, 2011

Joint operation team of army and police have arrested five Santhali Tiger Force (STF) cadres from Karigon area today at around 2.30 pm and seized some arms and ammunitions is a matter of concern in the district. According to the sources from the police, the joint team, getting on specific information, cordoned off the area where they have been taking shelter and nabbed the five STF cadres. The arrested cadres have been identified as Baburam Murmu of Maligaon, Mithun Murmu of Dholjhora, Monaj Soren of Dobragaon, Soniram Murmu of Gaurinagar and Nelson Kishku of Amguri. The joint team recovered one US made 9 mm pistol, one Japan made revolver, one country made SBBL gun, four rounds of live ammunitions of 9mm pistol, two bullets of .2mm pistol and Rs 3800 cash from them. Meanwhile, the arrested STF cadres denied that they are not STF cadres but they are the cadres of Birsha Commando Force (BCF). The BCF is rurrently under cease fire with the government.