Guwahati,
Oct
30
:
A
person
was
killed
and
two
army
personnel
were
injured
during
an
encounter
with
NDFB(S)
militants
in
Kokrajhar
district,
officials
said.
A
joint
team
of
the
army
and
police
personnel
were
conducting
search
operation
at
Amjhora
area
last
night
when
they
were
fired
upon
by
the
militants.
An
encounter
followed
in
which
a
civilian
was
killed
and
the
two
army
personnel
were
critically
injured,
they
said.
The
militants,
however,
managed
to
escape.
The
injured
personnel
were
identified
as
Mahesh
Kumar,
a
subedar
and
Dinesh
Kumar,
a
sepoy,
the
sources
said.
They
were
admitted
to
Coochbehar
Civil
Hospital
in
West
Bengal.
Search
operations
are
continuing
in
the
area.