TURA: Two militants belonging to the A’chik Songna An’ pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) were killed on Friday in a joint operation of security forces in North Garo Hills district bordering Assam.
According to the district police chief, J F K Marak, on receiving specific information about the militants’ presence in the area the North Garo Hills Police and the Army belonging to the Dograh Regiment from Damra in Assam launched a joint operation at Soba Jambal village about 15 kilometres from Dainadubi Outpost.
Two suspected ASAK militants were killed in an early morning encounter.
Police recovered two 7.65 pistols, three 36 HE grenades, one crude bomb, five electronic detonators, three gelatin sticks, two grenade fuse, 12 empty cases of AK rifles, five empty 9mm cases, six empty 7.65 cases, around 16 metres of Cortex wire, one extra pistol magazine, 3 SIM Cards and a mobile phone from the encounter site.
