Siliguri, 26th February: In another breakthrough, the team of STF apprehended one more suspected KLO militant from Siliguri on Friday night. The arrested has been identified as Mrinal Barman, a resident of Phanidewa under the Siliguri division.
It is to be noted, on Thursday, the STF arrested an active member of KLO, Avinash Roy from Siliguri’s Khalpara area. Apparently, the team learned about Mrinal after interrogating Avinash.
According to STF sources, Mrinal is associated with the arms trade. Presumably, the duo was on a mission to bring in weapons/firearms from outside and target a high-profile trader/businessperson of the city. The duo would then transfer the looted money to the KLO fund. Furthermore, Mrinal was going to travel to Myanmar for KLO training in a few days. He was arrested by the STF on Friday night and presented in the Siliguri court on Saturday.
Meanwhile, STF DSP Sudip Bhattacharya maintained that Mrinal was arrested from the Phansidewa area. He will be taken into custody and interrogated.