Arunachal: Two ULFA (I) militants killed in fierce gun fight with Assam Rifles, six apprehended
The encounter took place at Miyau Dharmapur area in Changlang district along the Myanmar border at around 1-30 pm.
A top official of Assam Rifles said that, based on intelligence report, troops had launched operation at the remote jungle area, where a militant group of Paresh Baruah alias Paresh Asom led ULFA (I) hiding.
“When the troops of Assam Rifles reached the dense forest area, the militants started fire and heavy bullets were exchanged,” the top Assam Rifles official said.
During the gun battle two ULFA (I) militants were killed and six others apprehended by security personnel.
The slain militant duo identified as Deep Moran and Noga Moran.
Security personnel apprehended six hardcore militants including a female cadre and two among them were identified as Pankhi Moran and Lakhi Gogoi.
The Assam Rifles troops recovered one AK series rifle, a pistol and ammunition from the encounter area.
On Dec 12, Troops of Assam Rifles had busted a camp of the Khaplang faction of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-K) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district.
The troops of Assam Rifles had launched operation in the dense forest area near Phenbiro in Changlang district along Myanmar border and busted the core activity camp of NSCN-K.
The operation named Op Phenbiro, in which security personnel had destroyed three huts used by the militants for shelter, a sentry post and recovered 18 rounds live ammunition of AK series rifle, two I-Com radio set, rations, four pair Naga army uniform, medicines and other war like stores.
A top Assam Rifles official said that, when the troops launched operation at the remote area, at least 10-12 militants were presented in the camp, but they had managed to escape taking advantage of dense jungle.
On Dec 4, NSCN-K militants had ambushed on two vehicle convoy of 16th Assam Rifles at Nignu area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding district killing two jawans and injuring eight others.
On November 19, ULFA (I) militants had ambushed on an army convoy at Pengeri area in Upper Assam Tinsukia district killing three riflemen and injuring four others.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath,Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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