Dispur, July 25 -- The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police apprehended three suspected operatives of the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), a terrorist-criminal network, from the state, officials said.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Akramul Islam, Abul Hussain and Aminur Rahman.

In a separate case, in a planned and coordinated joint operation by the Indian Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, a high-ranking United Kuki National Army (UKNA) cadre, alleged to be a self-styled Finance Secretary of the organisation, was apprehended from Molnom Village in Churachandpur district of Manipur on July 23, 2026.

According to an official release, the cadre is a High Value Target and was involved in large-scale extor...