UPLF ‘Chairman’ killed in encounter

Diphu:Underground group United People’s Liberation Force’s (UPLF) ‘Chairman’ Dhananjay Dalogopu was killed in an encounter with police in central Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Monday, said a senior police official. Police launched an operation on Monday based on intelligence provided by the Army about the presence of a five-member gang of the UPLF in the Borlangpha area, district Superintendent of Police Mukdhya Jyoti Mahanta said. In the encounter within the deep forests, about 8 km from Borlangpha police station, the UPLF chief was injured and a pistol with an empty cartridge and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from him, Mahanta said. Dalogopu alias Ratan Dalogopu alias Kala on being taken to Diphu Civil Hospital was declared brought dead by the doctors there, Mahanta said. The UPLF chief, a former insurgent of the Dima Hasao Daogah (DHD) that had laid down arms in 2003, was involved in many extortion cases after he had joined the outfit about a year and a half ago and took over its reins following the arrest of its ‘Chairman’ Gajao eight months ago, he said.