4 NSCN(R) militants killed in Arunachal Pradesh

4 NSCN(R) militants killed in Arunachal Pradesh
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At least four militants belonging to NSCN(R) were killed during a gun battle with Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh’s Khunsa area on Thursday morning, officials said.

Guwahati:At least four militants belonging to NSCN(R) were killed during a gun battle with Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh’s Khunsa area on Thursday morning, officials said.

According to the reports, a troop of Assam Rifles had launched operation at the remote area of the bordering state with Myanmar where a militant group was hiding.

“When the troops reached the area, the militants started firing and forced us to exchange bullets in which four hardcore militants killed on spot,” an official of Assam Rifles said.

Other militants had managed to flee from the area with the help of darkness.

Security forces had recovered two AK-56 rifles, two pistols and huge quantity of ammunition in possession from the slain militants.

Top police and army officials had rushed to the area and launched operation to nab the fled militants.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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