Overview
- Tinsukia police, with assistance from central agencies, intercepted a vehicle at Jagun and arrested Humenjyoti Baruah and Papu Moran on Friday, June 26.
- Officers seized two AK‑56 rifles, two hand grenades, about 172 rounds of AK ammunition, opioid‑containing medical supplies, food meant for jungle survival, backpacks and cash.
- Police say preliminary questioning and evidence indicate the pair were tasked to carry out indiscriminate firing and grenade attacks in Tinsukia town to cause mass casualties and panic.
- A formal case (Lekhapani PS No. 42/2026) has been registered, the suspects remain in sustained custody for interrogation, and local security has been stepped up with extra patrols and checkpoints.
- Investigators are probing possible links to earlier regional attacks and whether camps or facilitation across the India–Myanmar border played a role, a line of inquiry that could broaden the probe.