Guwahati: In of the biggest operations in the fight against terror in Assam in the recent times, the Indian Army based on specific intelligence gunned down six hardcore Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants in a swift and surgical operation in the wee hours of Friday.
Defence spokesman Lt. Col. S Newton, informed that on receiving specific intelligence about presence of a KPLT camp in the dense Nambar Reserve Forest in East Karbi Anglong district of Assam, the Indian Army along with representatives of Assam Police launched a joint operation ion Thursday afternoon to nab the militants and destroy their camp.
At around 1.00 am on Friday, the Army troops spotted the camp with armed terrorists. On being challenged the terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on the troops who responded with controlled retaliatory fire. In the ensuing fire fight six militants were neutralized .
The six slain militants include a self-styled operation commander and area commander of KPLT. A large quantity of arms, ammunition and other warlike stores were recovered from the terrorist camp. The recoveries included one INSAS rifle, one 7.62mm Self Loading Rifle, one country-made rifle, hand grenades, large quantity of ammunition of all types, fired cases, solar chargers, blankets and other war like and survival stores.
KPLT is a militants group comprising of cadres from Karbi tribe that has been waging war against the State demanding a separate state for Karbi tribe.
