Dhubri (Assam), Aug 4 (PTI) Three suspected Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants were apprehended during a joint operation by the security forces in Assam's Dhubri district, police said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off about the movement of suspected KLO militants, a joint operation was launched by police and the Army in Hazaripara in Bilasipara police station area of the district on Monday night.

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The three were apprehended when they were coming from Fakiragram to Bilasipara on a motorcycle, which had no number plate, Dhubri's Superintedent of Police Ananda Mishra said.

A 9 mm pistol, a 7.65 mm pistol, a 4.5 mm pistol, four rounds of bullets of 9 mm and four round of bullets of 7.65 mm were seized from them, he said.

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The apprehended persons have been identified as Uttam Ray, Sudip Koch and Uma Koch. All of them are residents of Damodorpur village in Chapar police station area of the district.

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