Assam : Hardcore NDFB militant killed in gun fight with security forces
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant belonging to the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in a gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Saturday morning, officials said.
Based on intelligence inputs about presence of an armed group in the Ripu reserve forest, police and army jointly launched an operation near Rangapara village under Gossaigaon police station.
“When the troops reached the jungle area, the armed militants started firing prompting security personnel to retaliate. One militant was killed on the spot while the others managed to escape in thick jungles,” Assam police IGP (BTAD) Anurag Agarwala said.
The slain militant was identified as Ricardo Hazuary alias Rekhai.
Security personnel recovered one 9mm pistol with magazine, four rounds of live ammunition, two mobile handsets with two SIM cards, extortion letters, three blank NDFB letter heads and incriminating documents from the possession of the slain militant.
Additional forces have rushed to the area and launched a massive combing operation.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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