This Article is From Dec 21, 2014

Two Militants Killed in Encounter in Assam

Guwahati: Two NDFB-Sonbijit militants were killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in lower Assam's Chirang district today, a police official said.

The militants exchanged fire with the security forces in the Chirang reserve forest, 7 km North-west of Selaguri, IGP LR Bishnoi said.

The militants were yet to be identified, Bishnoi said, adding an M-16 rifle, an AK series rifle and an Insas rifle were recovered from the slain.

One person kidnapped by the extremist outfit was also rescued during the encounter, he added.

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