Three militants gunned down in Assam
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5 Dariya News
Guwahati , 11 Sep 2014
Three members of a newly-floated militant outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam Thursday, police said.The militants of the United Peoples Liberation Front (UPLF) were killed in Hatikhuli village in Dima Hasao district.Acting on a tip off that some militants were hiding in the village, security forces launched an operation. There was an exchange of fire and the three cadres were killed, police said.An AK-56 rifle with two magazines, a 7.65 pistol with two magazines, 50 rounds of ammunition and a Chinese grenade were recovered from them.The outfit was involved in the killing of a superintendent of police and his personal security officer in Hamren in Karbi Anglong district in June.