Two militants, one police officer killed in fierce gun fight along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Two ULFA-I militants are suspected to have been killed and one police officer also died in a fierce gun fight between security forces and a militant group at Bordumsa area in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Friday evening.
According to the reports, troops of Assam police and CRPF Cobra Battalion jointly launched an operation at Kajupathar area under Bordumsa police station along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
The operation was launched based on intelligence input about the presence a militant group belonging to banned ULFA-I at a house in the remote area.
A top police official said that, when the security personnel reached the area, the militants started firing and heavy rounds of bullet were exchanged.
Militants also lobbed two hand grenades targeting security personnel.
During the fierce gun battle, Officer-in-Charge of Bordumsa police station, Bhaskar Kalita, received severe injuries, but he succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.
Assam police ADGP (SB) Pallab Bhattacharya said that, the entire area has been cordoned off and combing operation is going on.
Meanwhile, top police and army officials including ADGP RP Meena have been rushed to the area.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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