<p>Three ULFA cadres, led by self-styled sergeant major Jayanta Kalita alias Jintu, were moving from Byrnihat in Meghalaya towards Sonapur in Assam, BSF officials said.<br /><br />An encounter took place near Khetri on the outskirts of Guwahati when a combined team of BSF, Assam Police and CRPF intercepted them.<br /><br />In the ensuing encounter, two militants were gunned down while Kalita managed to escape into the jungles of Meghalaya, they said.<br /><br />The two slain cadres were yet to be identified, but BSF said they could be bodyguards of Kalita, a top commander of the 109 battalion of the group operating in western Assam.<br />A 9mm pistol, a magazine, one grenade and six live rounds were found from the slain rebels.<br /><br />Operations were on to nab the fleeing militant</p>
<p>Three ULFA cadres, led by self-styled sergeant major Jayanta Kalita alias Jintu, were moving from Byrnihat in Meghalaya towards Sonapur in Assam, BSF officials said.<br /><br />An encounter took place near Khetri on the outskirts of Guwahati when a combined team of BSF, Assam Police and CRPF intercepted them.<br /><br />In the ensuing encounter, two militants were gunned down while Kalita managed to escape into the jungles of Meghalaya, they said.<br /><br />The two slain cadres were yet to be identified, but BSF said they could be bodyguards of Kalita, a top commander of the 109 battalion of the group operating in western Assam.<br />A 9mm pistol, a magazine, one grenade and six live rounds were found from the slain rebels.<br /><br />Operations were on to nab the fleeing militant</p>