ULFA man killed in Goalpara encounter

Security forces killed a hard-core ULFA member at an encounter in Goalpara district on Sunday.The encounter took place in the wee hours at Balbola under Dhupdhara police station in the district. An AK-56 rifle, over 100 live bullets, magazines and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession.

Acting on some intelligence inputs a joint team of police and Army carried out the operation and the encounter took place. The ULFA cadre died on the spot while three to four others managed to escape.