Assam: 5 NDFB-S militants killed in encounter with security forces

Guwahati, Aug 20: Five NDFB-Songbijit

were killed in an encounter with a joint police and army team in lower

's Chirang district early this morning, said a top police official.

The extremists exchanged fire with the security forces during an operation in the jungle areas of Raimati under Runikhata police station around 4.45 am, IGP L R Bishnoi said.

An AK series rifle, five pistols, six magazines, five grenades, 60 rounds of ammunition and Rs 1 lakh in cash were recovered from slain ultras, Bishnoi said.

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Songbijit cadres were yet to be identified, he added.

PTI