KPLT area commander killed in encounter in Assam

May 18, 2015 20:39

K Amurag reports from Guwahati: A self-styled area commander of Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers was killed in an encounter with security forces today in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the army and police launched an operation at Bhelughat area of the district and were engaged in an encounter with a group of KPLT militants in which the top militant of the outfit was killed, a defence spokesman said.

The militant was identified as Seme Kro. The security forces recovered a 7.65 mm pistol with magazine, one live round of ammunition and some documents from the spot.

In another operation, yet another joint team of army and police apprehended a National Santhal Liberation Army militant from Silaimatha in Kokrajhar district, the spokesman added.

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