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One more dead in Kokrajhar attack

Last Updated 06 August 2016, 20:29 IST
A day after suspected NDFB(S) militants attacked a weekly market in Assam’s Kokrajhar district which left 13 dead and 20 injured, a four-member NIA team on Saturday took stock of the situation.

Seven additional companies of Central security forces also reached Kokrajhar on Saturday. One of the injured died on Saturday, taking the death toll to 14. Also, the security forces had gunned down one of the three militants on Friday. But despite a massive manhunt to nab the other two militants, there has been no success so far.

The slain militant is Monjoy Islari alias Mowdang, the commander of the 16 battalion of NDFB(S). He had been underground for over 12 years and was trained in Bangladesh, sources added.

“We have intensified the operations. A massive operation is on at the Indo-Bhutan border. We have issued a red alert till Independence Day. We are also probing lapses on the part of security forces,” DGP Mukesh Sahay told DH.

The Balajan market, where the incident took place, remained shut. The locals said that while the security forces have been able to corner the NDFB(S) militants in the past two years, the security in and around Kokrajhar town were relaxed. Balajan market earlier had an army picket, but on Friday, two constables were present there and they fled when the militants opened fire.  Some eyewitnesses have taken pictures of the slain militant, who, in one picture, is seen wearing a rain coat with an AK-56 rifle slung on one shoulder and a backpack.

In the picture, the militant is trying to make a call through his mobile.
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(Published 06 August 2016, 20:28 IST)

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