Army Major, three militants killed in Nagaland encounter

Mangalore Today News Network

June 07, 2017: An army officer and three militants were killed in an encounter in Nagaland, the force said on Wednesday.

 

The encounter on Tuesday night at Tijit near Lappa of Mon district, nearly 340 km north of the state capital Kohima also left three soldiers injured. Unconfirmed reports said a civilian had been killed but the army refused to confirm.

The militants were believed to be from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent).

“The incident took place around 10pm. Based on information about movement of terrorists, the officer and his team went to the area when they were ambushed and an encounter ensued,” army spokesperson Lt Col Chiranjeet Konwer told HT over phone from Kohima.

“The encounter is over and combing operations are underway,” Konwer said.

Operatives from the NSCN-K have carried out in several attacks on security forces in the past. Suspected rebels from the group ambushed and killed eight Assam Rifles jawans close to the Myanmar border in Nagaland’s Mon district two years ago.


Courtesy: Hindustantimes