Assam: 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. [caption id=“attachment_1672131” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Indian Army in soldiers in Assam in this file photo. AFP[/caption] The National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit cadres were yet to be identified, he added. PTI