<p>Martin Guite, the self-styled 'chairman' of militant outfit United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF), has been killed in a night-long encounter in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, a police team launched a search operation in the forests of Singhasan Hill on Monday night, a senior police officer from Karbi Anglong said.</p>.<p>The UPRF militants opened fire on the police team, to which the personnel retaliated, leading to an exchange of fire that lasted till early in the morning, he said.</p>.<p>"When we searched the area after sunrise, we found Guite lying there," the officer said.</p>.<p>Confirming the development, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Gyanendra Pratap Singh tweeted: "Late last evening, Martin Guite, SS Chairman of UPRF, an insurgent group active in Karbi Anglong, was wounded and later declared dead in exchange of fire with team of @assampolice in Manja PS area of Karbi Anglong."</p>.<p>The police team also seized a 7.65 mm pistol and four cartridges from the spot, the district police officer said.</p>.<p>A search operation is underway to nab more militants of the outfit, he added.</p>
<p>Martin Guite, the self-styled 'chairman' of militant outfit United People's Revolutionary Front (UPRF), has been killed in a night-long encounter in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Acting on a tip-off, a police team launched a search operation in the forests of Singhasan Hill on Monday night, a senior police officer from Karbi Anglong said.</p>.<p>The UPRF militants opened fire on the police team, to which the personnel retaliated, leading to an exchange of fire that lasted till early in the morning, he said.</p>.<p>"When we searched the area after sunrise, we found Guite lying there," the officer said.</p>.<p>Confirming the development, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Gyanendra Pratap Singh tweeted: "Late last evening, Martin Guite, SS Chairman of UPRF, an insurgent group active in Karbi Anglong, was wounded and later declared dead in exchange of fire with team of @assampolice in Manja PS area of Karbi Anglong."</p>.<p>The police team also seized a 7.65 mm pistol and four cartridges from the spot, the district police officer said.</p>.<p>A search operation is underway to nab more militants of the outfit, he added.</p>