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Agartala, Nov 14: A self-styled area commander of the banned national liberation front of Tripura was killed in a gun battle with security forces in West Tripura district, police said today.
Agartala, Nov 14: A self-styled area commander of the banned national liberation front of Tripura was killed in a gun battle with security forces in West Tripura district, police said today.
A joint team of the Tripura State Rifles and police personnel on a tip-off caught Sujit Debbarma with a Chinese grenade in his possession from his house at Golak Para village of the district yesterday, they said.
On their way to home, the security forces were fired upon by a group of NLFT rebels hiding in jungle and in turn the personnel retaliated.
During the exchange of fire, the arrested ultra snatched an slr from a policeman and managed to run away into the jungle.
Taking advantage of the forest cover, the other insurgents also fled.
Later, the forces found the bullet-riddled body of Debbarma in the jungle, police said.
The police said that Debbarma was involved in several killing and abduction incidents in the area. Bureau Report
On their way to home, the security forces were fired upon by a group of NLFT rebels hiding in jungle and in turn the personnel retaliated.
During the exchange of fire, the arrested ultra snatched an slr from a policeman and managed to run away into the jungle.
Taking advantage of the forest cover, the other insurgents also fled.
Later, the forces found the bullet-riddled body of Debbarma in the jungle, police said.
The police said that Debbarma was involved in several killing and abduction incidents in the area. Bureau Report