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Three UKDA militants killed in Assam encounter, arms-ammu recovered

| | Apr 03, 2017, at 03:53 am
Guwahati, Apr 2 (IBNS) : At least three militants belonging to the anti-talk faction group of United Kukigram Defence Army (UKDA) (Martin group) were killed and another was injured during a fierce gun fight with army and police in Assam’s hills district Karbi Anglong on Sunday, officials said.

Karbi Anglong district SP V Shivaprasad Ganjala said the encounter took place at Jullian village, about 17 km north east from Manja in the district.

Based on intelligence input, the troops of 15th Gorkha Rifles and the Assam police team led by Karbi Anglong Additional SP had jointly launched operation at the remote area in Singhasan hills on Sunday morning about presence of a militant group at the area.

“When the troops reached the area, the militants had started fire and bullets were exchanged lasting for couple for hours,” the top Assam cops said.

During the gun battle, three militants were killed and another militant of the group injured.

Security personnel had recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from the encounter area.

The slain militants are yet to be identified.

More reports are awaited.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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