SHILLONG: An exchange of fire took place on Friday between East Garo Hills Police and GNLA cadres in a densely forested area at Adugre village near Williamnagar.
According to East Garo Hills Superintendent of Police, Jerry Marak, the incident occurred when a police team along with SWAT and CoBRA personnel was returning after destroying a camp of self-styled GNLA commander-in-chief Sohan D Shira.
“The police raided the camp of Sohan D Shira but the militants had left the camp just before the arrival of the police, but while the police team was returning after destroying the camp an encounter took place with the GNLA cadres who were returning to the camp,” Marak informed.
After a brief exchange of fire, the militants fled away and no causality was reported on either side.
A 7.65 pistol with 4 magazines, IEDs, detonators, gelatin sticks, electronic timers, demand letters of ULFA and other incriminating documents were recovered from the site.