Overview

• A joint team of Assam Police Special Units and Assam Rifles conducted a 60-hour search operation in Dima Hasao, culminating in a firefight on April 29 that killed three suspected NSCN cadres.
• The militants were reportedly targeting the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) with extortion demands linked to the Golden Quadrilateral project in the district.
• The encounter, which lasted 3–4 hours, took place between N Kubin and Herakilo under Haflong police station limits after the militants entered Assam from Nagaland.
• Security forces recovered two AK-47 rifles, one pistol, and a cache of ammunition from the site, bolstering investigations into insurgent networks in the region.
• Authorities have launched a manhunt to apprehend any remaining accomplices and are maintaining heightened vigilance in Dima Hasao to prevent further disruptions.