AGARTALA: Militants suspectedly belonging to the NLFT’s Biswa Mohan Debbarma faction, on Friday morning, ambushed a BSF patrolling party along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura.
One BSF personnel, who sustained serious injuries in the attack, has died.
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The militants opened fire at a BSF patrolling personnel posted at Shimnapur BOP under Anandabazar police station of North Tripura district.
The incident took place near the Indo-Bangla borders located on the fringes of both Tripura and Mizoram.
The suspected militants shot at the BSF Jawans from the Bangladesh side of the fence.
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According to the sources, BSF jawans of BOP-2 were patrolling the border this morning as per daily routine, when the militants started firing on the border security personnel.
The BSF jawans retaliated resulting in the militants fleeing away to their hideouts in Bangladesh.
North Tripura district superintendent of police (SP) rushed to the incident site with a large police team.
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BSF DIG has also moved to the spot on a helicopter. The BSF has also started a combing operation in the area.