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Time of India
29-04-2025
- Time of India
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.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Time of India
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.
