: Security forces have identified the driver of the truck allegedly used in the October 16 attack on the Army camp at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district.

The driver, identified as Bitul Baruah, reportedly sustained bullet injuries during the assault and is currently undergoing treatment under tight security surveillance at a medical facility.

According to police sources, Baruah had purchased the truck (registration number AS 25 EC 2359) from a dealer in Guwahati shortly before the attack. The vehicle was later recovered from Tengapani Ghat, along the Noa-Dihing river near the Assam–Arunachal Pradesh border.

Security agencies suspect that militants from the banned United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I) used the vehicle to carry out the assault on the Army installation.

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