GUWAHATI, Nov 18 � Security forces have identified the culprits behind the recent killing of 22 persons by the militants of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in different parts of the State, of whom one has been arrested.
�The cadres of the outfit are consistently on the move somewhere along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and the hunt to nab them is on,� Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said today.
He further informed that the security forces are working in tandem with its counterparts in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya as there are reports indicating that some of the cadres could be holed up in the neighbouring States.
The Chief Minister reiterated that any group indulging in violent activities would be dealt with firm hand.
On the ULFA-Government peace talks, Gogoi said that the response from the outfit has been quite satisfactory and a breakthrough is expected by January next year, subject to the Court�s granting bails to the detained leaders of the outfit.
