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This is an archive article published on February 26, 2010
ULFA militant gunned down,arms seized
A hardcore ULFA activist was gunned down and another arrested during an encounter between security forces and ultras in Meghalaya.
Written by Agencies
Shillong | February 26, 2010 01:44 PM IST
1 min readA hardcore ULFA activist was gunned down,another arrested and arms and explosives seized during an encounter between security forces and ultras in Meghalaya’s East Garo Hills district.
A joint operation was carried out by security forces near Chachinat village yesterday following intelligence inputs that four militants were hiding there,Superintendent of Police S Nongtynger said.
In course of the operation,the team was challenged and fired upon heavily by the militants which led to a heavy exchange of fire.
A militant identified as Biswajit Talukdar was shot dead while another,Shahidul Islam was apprehended. Two others managed to escape.
Two AK-81 assault rifles,one Dragonov Sniper rifle,a wireless set,over one kg of RDX explosives,129 ammunition of AK-81 and 76 bullets of Dragonov rifle along with several incriminating documents of the ULFA were seized from the area.
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