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5 NDFB-S militants killed in encounter with security forces

Guwahati: Five NDFB-Songbijit militants were killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in lower Assam's Chirang district early this morning, said a top police official. The extremists exchanged fire with the

PTI Updated on: August 20, 2014 8:26 IST
5 ndfb s militants killed in encounter with security forces
5 ndfb s militants killed in encounter with security forces

Guwahati: Five NDFB-Songbijit militants were killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in lower Assam's Chirang district early this morning, said a top police official.


The extremists exchanged fire with the security forces during an operation in the jungle areas of Raimati under Runikhata police station around 4.45 am, IGP L R Bishnoi said.

An AK series rifle, five pistols, six magazines, five grenades, 60 rounds of ammunition and Rs 1 lakh in cash were recovered from slain ultras, Bishnoi said.

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit cadres were yet to be identified, he added.
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