Two NDFB militants killed in encounter

Tezpur: Two hardcore NDFB (anti-talk faction) militants were today killed in an
encounter with security forces in Assam`s Sonitpur district, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of police and army personnel launched a search operation in Dipanjali forest area
near Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border and a fierce encounter
followed in which the two militants were killed, Sonitpur
Superintendent of Police Anand Prakash Tiwari said.

The security forces have also recovered two AK-56
rifles and some ammunition from the militants who have been
identified as the outfit`s `Platoon Commander` Duphang and his
bodyguard Nilant.
Combing operations were still continuing in the area,
they said.

PTI