Overview
- Indian Army and Assam Rifles engaged suspected ULFA (I) cadres in the MS-6 area of Namsai during a night search operation.
- After daybreak, forces recovered the body of self-styled Sergeant Major Iwon Axom from the encounter site.
- The defence PRO said a rifle, an RPG round and three rucksacks were seized, while police reported an HK-series rifle, a grenade and three bags.
- Additional Army, Assam Rifles, police and CRPF units are combing the border belt with helicopters, drones and tracker dogs to trace fugitives.
- Investigators believe the group is linked to last week’s attack on an Army Company Operating Base at Kakopathar in Assam.