ULFA(I) militant gunned down in Udalguri
A self styled sergeant major of ULFA(I) was gunned down in an encounter with security forces at Nalkhamra chuburi in Sunanaipara village, Udalguri on Thursday noon. Acting on intelligence inputs, a joint operation was launched by the Army and the police where the militant was gunned down in an exchange of fire with the security forces. A 9 mm pistol, six rounds of live ammunition, magazine, one hand grenade, cash amounting to Rs.6,10,370/- were recovered from the encounter site. Identified as Ramesh Bora the militant was the deputy of another hardcore ULFA(I) militant Rajan Deka.
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