3 suspected Naga militants killed in Assam
SILCHAR: Three suspected
NSCN
militants were killed in a
gunfight
with
Assam police
in the state's
Dima Hasao
district on Tuesday, following a 60-hour joint operation with Assam Rifles.
Security forces launched the operation Saturday after receiving intelligence that armed Naga militants who had served extortion notices to NHAI-run Golden Quadrilateral projects were hiding in a forested area near district headquarters Haflong.
"They were neutralised when they came face-to-face and engaged in a gunfight with the security forces Tuesday morning," a police officer said. "A search led to the discovery of three bodies with two AK-series rifles and one pistol." Authorities did not specify which of the two NSCN factions the slain men were affiliated with.
Both NSCN factions have a
ceasefire agreement
with Nagaland govt, but often engage in extortion, abduction, and violence in neighbouring Assam's Dima Hasao.
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