Guwahati, Aug 12 (PTI) Police have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition buried in a village in Assam's Sonitpur district.

These items were buried during the period when militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was active, a top police officer said on Monday.

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In a post on X, DGP GP Singh said five Chinese-origin hand grenades, five hand-made grenades, one pistol, one revolver, and five detonators were recovered.

"Recovered early this morning from Village Bilasiguri-Batasipur under Dhekiajuli PS in Sonitpur District where they were hidden under earth during NDFB days," the DGP added.

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The NDFB was disbanded in 2020 following signing of a peace agreement with the government.

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