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Four Suspected Gang Members Killed in Goalpara, Assam, Police Encounter

Police say an intelligence-led intercept to foil a kidnapping plot led to the shooting near the AssamMeghalaya border.

Overview

  • The exchange took place early Sunday near Ghiladubi in Dhupdhara after days of vehicle checks across Goalpara district.
  • Officers report the occupants tried to flee, fired at a checking party, and were shot when police returned fire.
  • All four were found injured in the vehicle and were declared dead after being taken to Dhupdhara Adarsha Hospital.
  • Police seized the vehicle, four pistols, mobile phones, walkie-talkies, and live ammunition from the scene.
  • Three of the deceased were identified as Mukund Rava, Shaburuddin, and Sengbat Marak, and investigators are probing possible links to a Tiplai robbery while searching for associates.