March 23, 2025 05:12 pm (IST)
Follow us:
4 NSCN(R) militants killed in Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati, July 7 (IBNS): At least four militants belonging to NSCN(R) were killed during a gun battle with Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh's Khunsa area on Thursday morning, officials said.
According to the reports, a troop of Assam Rifles launched operation at the remote area of the bordering state with Myanmar where a militant group was hiding.
“When the troops reached the area, the militants started firing and forced us to exchange bullets in which four hardcore militants were killed on spot,” an official statement of Assam Rifles said.
Other militants managed to flee from the area with the help of darkness.
Security forces recovered two AK-56 rifles, two pistols and huge quantity of ammunition in possession from the slain militants.
Top police and army officials rushed to the area and launched operation to nab the fled militants.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
New Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu set for inauguration, to restore rail link to Rameswaram; check out key features and upgrades
Sun, Mar 23 2025
US: Indian man, daughter killed in Virginia store shooting
Sun, Mar 23 2025
CBI files closure report in Sushant Singh Rajput case, gives clean chit to Rhea Chakraborty
Sat, Mar 22 2025
BEL engineer suspended for leaking critical information to Pakistan, probe underway
Sat, Mar 22 2025
Pune techie kills 3-year-old son over suspicion of wife’s infidelity
Sat, Mar 22 2025