Cachar Police along with Assam Rifles nab HPC-D President’s chairman

In yet another major catch, based on secret inputs, Cachar Police along with Assam Rifles, Srikona Battalion 21 Sector of IGAR East conducted a raid and arrested a dreaded militant identified as Lalminthan Sanate, aged 56 years from Hmarkhawlien area in Cachar district on Saturday.

Cachar SP Numal Mahatta informed that Sanate is the chairman of the Hmar People’s Convention (HPC) Democratic Presidents faction. “This militant who is a graduate from St. Anthony’s College, Shillong, was a most wanted ultra accused of murder, kidnapping, extortion etc.

Police recovered four .32mm pistols and 48 rounds of live ammunition from him. He has been arrested multiple times in the past even from Cachar and Tezpur.