AGARTALA, August 5 (TIWN): Security was beefed up in Tripura after the arrest of two suspected NLFT militants from heart of the capital ahead of the Independence Day celebration, police said on Tuesday. Security was enhanced near the residence of VIPs, Raj Bhavan, Civil Secretariat, Assembly House and patrolling was intensified in the remote and hilly areas by Tripura State Rifles (TSR), the sources said. The BSF has intensified its vigil along the 856-km-long international border with Bangladesh. Bomb and dog squads were making regular checks in vulnerable areas and vehicles entering the towns, including the capital city, were also being checked to thwart any attempts at carrying fire arms or explosives, they said.

The Union Home Ministry has also dispatched a note to the State Home Department to make tight security arrangement after the arrest of suspected NLFT militants. The NLFT, United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit), Hynnewtrep Liberation Council (of Meghalaya), Kamatapur Liberation Organisation and a few Manipur-based groups have not issued any boycott call according to intelligence reports.

Assam Rifles personnel were deployed for patrolling in Kanchanpur subdivision of north Tripura district bordering Mizoram where NLFT insurgents are active, police said.The Central Reserve Police Force was engaged in guarding the national highways as well as sensitive interior pockets.The Northeast Frontier Railway likely to reschedule train services between Agartala-Lumding and Agartala-Silchar on security grounds