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Dibrugarh: A heavy gun battle erupted between security forces and NSCN(K-YA) militants at Longka village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district on Thursday morning.

The encounter began around 9:30 AM. Security forces had launched a massive search operation in the area following the abduction of two workers from an illegal timber camp in Longvi village on January 6th.

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Sources reported that while searching for the abducted workers in the jungles of Longka village, security forces encountered NSCN(K-YA) militants. A fierce gun battle ensued.

No casualties have been reported from either side at this time.

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Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]