NLFT militant killed in encounter with TSR

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:53 [IST]

Agartala, Mar 2 (UNI) An NLFT militant was killed in a fierce encounter with TSR jawans in Kumarghat under Dhumacherra police station in Tripura yesterday.

Official sources today said the TSR jawans acting on a tip off, conducted a search operation at Sajal village. On being challenged, the NLFT extremists fired upon the jawans. The TSR personnel also retaliated and in the gunfight an extremist was killed.

Police later recovered an NLFT receipt pad, two diaries and a torch from the daceased's possession.

UNI

Topics: INSURGENCY-TRIPURA-ENCOUNTER

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