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Goalpara: 2 ULFA rebels killed in encounter with Army

Two ULFA cadres were killed during an encounter in lower Assam's Goalapra district on late Sunday night.

According to information, the encounter between ULFA and the Army's Kumaon Regiment at Khadong area near Krishnai in the district where two dreaded cadres namely Debesh Rabha and Phugen Sutradhar alias Marshal Baruah alias Doctor were killed..

Both of them are from 109 Battalion of the baned insurgent outfit. Thse two cadres were said to be close associates of the dreaded U:FA terrorist Lal Deka. Both they joined the outfit in 1992.

Later 2 pistols, 2 hand grenades, 2 magazines, 2 watches and five rounds of ammunition were recovered from the encounter site. Investigation is going on.
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