Tuesday, August 19, 2014

5 NDFB-Songbijit militants killed in encounter with security forces in Assam

Five militants of the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland were killed in an encounter with security forces in lower Assam's Chirang district early on Wednesday morning, said a top police official.

The militants exchanged fire with personnel of a joint police and army team during an operation in the jungle areas of Raimati under Runikhata police station around 4.45am, IGP LR Bishnoi said.

An AK series rifle, five pistols, six magazines, five grenades, 60 rounds of ammunition and Rs.1 lakh in cash were found on them, Bishnoi said.

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit militants, however, are yet to be identified.

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