Published on : 22 Oct 2025, 7:05 am

Kakopathar: A cadre of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) was killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai District late Tuesday night.

The encounter took place near 6 mile, where personnel of the Assam Ries engaged a group of about seven ULFA (I) militants during a counter-insurgency operation.

Security sources said the group is believed to have been involved in a recent attack on the Kakopathar Army camp in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The deceased militant has been identified as Iwan Axom and Abhikeshwar Moran.

After the operation, troops recovered a Heckler and koch rifle, a hand grenade, and a bag from thr site. However, the remaining militants managed to escape under the cover of darkn

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