SILCHAR: Three suspected NSCN militants were killed in a gunfight with Assam police in the state's Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, following a 60-hour joint operation with Assam Rifles.
Security forces launched the operation Saturday after receiving intelligence that armed Naga militants who had served extortion notices to NHAI-run Golden Quadrilateral projects were hiding in a forested area near district headquarters Haflong.
"They were neutralised when they came face-to-face and engaged in a gunfight with the security forces Tuesday morning," a police officer said. "A search led to the discovery of three bodies with two AK-series rifles and one pistol." Authorities did not specify which of the two NSCN factions the slain men were affiliated with.
Both NSCN factions have a ceasefire agreement with Nagaland govt, but often engage in extortion, abduction, and violence in neighbouring Assam's Dima Hasao.
Security forces launched the operation Saturday after receiving intelligence that armed Naga militants who had served extortion notices to NHAI-run Golden Quadrilateral projects were hiding in a forested area near district headquarters Haflong.
"They were neutralised when they came face-to-face and engaged in a gunfight with the security forces Tuesday morning," a police officer said. "A search led to the discovery of three bodies with two AK-series rifles and one pistol." Authorities did not specify which of the two NSCN factions the slain men were affiliated with.
Both NSCN factions have a ceasefire agreement with Nagaland govt, but often engage in extortion, abduction, and violence in neighbouring Assam's Dima Hasao.
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