Assam Police will resist encroachment of its territories: DGP Mahanta

DGP Mahanta made the statement while visiting the Kulichhera border outpost today near the Assam-Mizoram border in the Cachar district.

‘Will not lower our guards’, Assam DGP on ULFA-I encounter

DGP Mahanta also did not rule out the possibility of terror modules based in neighboring Bangladesh have some linkages in Assam.

Assam Police ‘Goes Blue’ on World Children’s Day, Guwahati HQ, PSs bathe in blue light in support of ‘Child Rights’

Reiterating its commitment to ‘Protecting the Rights of Children,’ the Assam Police Headquarters and Guwahati Police Commissionerate ‘Goes Blue’ on World Children’s Day 2021. The Assam Police Headquarters, Guwahati Police Commissioner’s Office along with 4 Police Stations, Azara, Bashishtha, Pan Bazar & Jalukbari (New) were lit up with blue lights on World Children’s Day. November […]

Two Neo-JMB cadres arrested from Lalkura in Assam

The Assam Police has arrested two cadres of banned terror outfit Neo-JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh) from Lalkura area in the Dhubri district. Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Friday informed stated four firearms and Rs 1.02 lakh in fake Indian currency note have been recovered from one of the cadres. “In a joint operation with Special […]

ULFA-I suspected to be behind serial blasts in Upper Assam

As the country celebrated Republic Day, serial blasts rocked different locations of Eastern Assam on Sunday, Assam Police has suspected ULFA-Independent to be behind the blasts. Speaking about the ongoing investigation into the low intensity serial blasts, Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said that police have already got some clues and are […]

644 militants from eight rebel outfits lay down arms in Guwahati

As many as 644 insurgents from eight rebel groups laid down their arms in presence of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, including top Army and police officials in a official ceremony at GMCH auditorium in Guwahati. Among those who surrendered are rebels from the ULFA-Independent, NDFB-S, Rabha National Liberation Front, National Liberation Front of Bengalis, KLO […]

Anti-CAA protests: Assam DGP says 136 cases registered, 190 people arrested for violence, vandalism

Director General of Police (DGP), Assam, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Tuesday said that a total of 136 cases had been registered and 190 people were arrested for violence and hooliganism during the protests held against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the state. “136 cases have been registered so far and 190 protesters have been […]

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta appointed as Assam DGP (In-charge)

Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has been appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) In-charge of Assam. As per reports, incumbent DGP Kuladhar Saikia, who was on a three-month extension, ending is set to retire tomorrow, November 30. A 1988 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Mahanta is currently serving as Additional Director General of […]