Agartala, Mar 5 (UNI) Security forces nabbed seven militants of various outfits, including a banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadre, during the last 48 hours from different parts of the state.

Police here today said, three militants, including a self-styled ''lance corporal'', were arrested by the security forces from Chawmanu police station area under Tripura's Dhalai district yesterday and four countrymade guns recovered from them.

During the anti-insurgency operation launched by the security forces with Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawans, a gang of armed militants suddenly fired on TSR from the jungle at Tankarai para under Chawmanu police station.

The security forces immediately retaliated, forcing the insurgents to flee. After the encounter, security forces captured two rebels and recovered four countrymade guns from them.

Two suspected militants had also been arrested from Gandacherra police station area in Dhalai district on Saturday by the security personnel.

The suspected militants were reportedly involved in abduction of two daily labourers from a lorry on Friday, sources said adding that two more countrymade guns were recovered from two abandoned places under Kanchanpur and Kamalpur sub-divisions in North and Dhalai districts respectively yesterday.

UNI