3 NSCN cadres killed in Dima Hasao encounter
Silchar: Three suspected NSCN cadres were killed in an encounter with
Assam Police
in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Tuesday. The authorities also seized weapons and ammunition from the deceased individuals.
"Based on information that some armed cadres, who had given an extortion letter to NHAI-run national projects (Golden Quadrilateral) in Dima Hasao District were hiding in Hera Kilo-Nriachibunglow-N Kubin-Borochanam-P Kubin-Michidui-Doering-Chaikam under Haflong police station, a search operation was launched by Assam Police special units and Assam Rifles on Saturday. After 60 hours of operation, the cadres were neutralised when they came face-to-face and engaged in an encounter with the security forces on Tuesday morning," an official said.
"The armed miscreants fired on govt forces, which were retaliated against, and there was a heavy exchange of fire. A search led to the discovery of three dead bodies with two AK series rifles and one pistol. The deceased are suspected to belong to some faction of NSCN," an official statement said.
Despite having a ceasefire agreement with the government in Nagaland,
Naga militants
have continued their involvement in extortion, abduction, and violent activities in the adjacent Dima Hasao district of Assam over several years.
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