A cadre of the Saoraigwra faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) was killed in an encounter with the Army in Kokrajhar district of Lower Assam on Wednesday.
Media reports quoted sources as saying: “At 2.15 pm, based on specific intelligence inputs, an operation was launched by 21 Mountain Division in general area of Deka Damra, approximately 230 km from Guwahati, in Kokrajhar district of Lower Assam.”
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The operation was carried out at a place, 17 km south of the India-Bhutan international border where the armed cadre of the NDFB-S was spotted.
Sources added, “An encounter ensued, during which an NDFB(S) militant was killed.”
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The NDFB-S militant has been identified as Jwel Narzary.
The Army recovered firearm and communication system from the possession of the NDFB-S cadre.
It may be mentioned that in an encounter with a joint team of Assam police and Army, a cadre of the National Democratic Front of Boroland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) was killed in Chirang on January 5.
The Chirang district said acting on a specific input regarding the movement of a group of NDFB (S) militants in Dwimalupara (New Basti) village under Runikhata PS, a joint team of police and 5 Garhwal Rifles of the Army laid multiple ambushes in the village since 7 am on January 4.
The deceased was identified as Sansula Basumatary alias B Sotbangsa from Selekhaguri under Runikhata police station in Chirang district.
Meanwhile, all the leaders and cadres of the proscribed rebel outfit NDFB-S have reportedly returned to India from Myanmar to join the peace process with the central government.
“All the 50 members of the NDFB-S left Myanmar early on Saturday. The Indian Army escorted the leaders and cadres from the International border to an undisclosed Army base,” a media report quoted an unidentified top NDFB (S) leader as saying.