Assam Rifles’ jawan killed in terror ambush

Itanagar, October 4

An Assam Rifles’ jawan was killed while another was hurt in an ambush by suspected militants in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said.

Militants reportedly attacked troopers of 19 Battalion of Assam Rifles near Hetlong village while they were going to collect drinking water in a water tanker.

Police suspect around 30 terrorists belonging to the Paresh Baruah faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-Independent) and the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) were behind the ambush.

“The militants triggered an IED blast before resorting to indiscriminate firing. Full details are still awaited,” sources said. — IANS