ULFA militant killed, army personnel injured in encounter
PTI | HT Correspondent, Mangaldoi
Mar 17, 2009 07:53 PM IST
An ULFA militant was killed and an army personnel injured in an encounter in Assam's Darrang district.
An ULFA militant was killed and an army personnel injured in an encounter in Assam's Darrang district on Tuesday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off that five ULFA militants had taken shelter in a house at Kalitapara village of the district, a joint team of the army and police launched an operation in the area this afternoon.
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A heavy exchange of fire, lasting for more than 45 minutes, took place between the militants and security forces in which the militant was killed and a security personnel seriously injured.
The four other militants managed to escape and a search operation was launched to apprehend them.
The security forces recovered a pistol from the slain militant, the police added.
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