Underground UGRF leader arrested in Sikkim

Gangtok, Feb 9 (PTI) Police today arrested Ajay Dahal, founder leader of underground militant outfit United Gorkha Revolutionary Front (UGRF), a senior police official said.

Acting on a tip off, a police team intercepted a vehicle on way to Rumtek and caught Dahal and recovered one .9MM country-made pistol, three live ammunition and a fake identity card of CISF, Inspector General of Police, (Law and Order), S D Negi told PTI here.

Dahal had been charged under the provisions of the Arms Act, he said, adding he was being grilled by a police team to elicit information about his underground activities and the motive behind his stay in Sikkim.

The IG said that Dahal had been staying in Sikkim for the past few days and coordinating the activities of his outfit.

The UGRF leader has been demanding for the creation of a separate Gorkhaland.