Dibrugarh, May 24 -- Tinsukia police on Saturday arrested ULFA(I) commander Rupam Asom from the Assam-Arunachal border, according to sources.

Sources indicate that Rupam Asom, with his team, was hiding in the jungle near the Assam-Arunachal border.

The police team has also recovered arms and ammunition from the possession of Rupam Asom.

Sources said that under the leadership of Rupam Asom, the extortion racket has been running in Bordumsa, Tinsukia area.

"Rupam Asom is the main person under whose instruction the whole extortion business has been running in eastern Assam. Rupam Asom has become a headache for the Tinsukia police for the past several years," said a source.

Rupam Asom is the main suspect of Bordumsa officer-in-charge Bha...