Dibrugarh: Armed militants attacked an Assam Rifles vehicle carrying a patrol team in Assam’s Tinsukia on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at Tinsukia’s Namdang; which is on Changlang Road in Margherita.
It is suspected that NSCN cadres carried out the attack on Assam Rifles.
Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Abhijit Gurav confirmed the development.
He said our police team has already moved to know what exactly happened.
“Right now, I can’t say anything about the incident because no concrete detail is available,” he said.
“The militant groups very easily sneaked into the Indian territory through Arunachal Pradesh to carry out subversive activities. Arunachal Pradesh shares international boundary with Myanmar and China. The militant group took advantage of the rough terrain to sneak into India,” a police official said.
He said, “Right now we cannot ascertain which militant groups have carried out the attack. After proper investigation, we can confirm about the group involved in the attack on Assam Rifles vehicle.”
Meanwhile, a joint operation has been launched in Tinsukia and its adjoining areas.