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An inspector general of police with the CRPF has alleged&nbsp;that an encounter in which two National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants were killed in Assam was staged.&nbsp;

The IG -- Rajnish Rai, currently posted in Shillong -- has made the accusation in a report send to CRPF headquarters in Delhi.&nbsp;

He has also written to the chief secretary of Assam.&nbsp;

The official version of the encounter is that security forces -- the Army, police, and CRPF had all taken part in the &quot;encounter&quot; -- had come under heavy fire, after which the two militants had been shot dead. And that a number of weapons were recovered from them.&nbsp;

But in his report, Rai says the two men had been picked up earlier and killed in cold blood.&nbsp;

Later, weapons had been planted on them.&nbsp;

(WION) 
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An inspector general of police with the CRPF has alleged that an encounter in which two National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants were killed in Assam was staged. The IG -- Rajnish Rai, currently posted in Shillong -- has made the accusation in a report send to CRPF headquarters in Delhi. He has also written to the chief secretary of Assam. The official version of the encounter is that security forces -- the Army, police, and CRPF had all taken part in the "encounter" -- had come under heavy fire, after which the two militants had been shot dead. And that a number of weapons were recovered from them. But in his report, Rai says the two men had been picked up earlier and killed in cold blood. Later, weapons had been planted on them. (WION)

CRPF IG says Assam 'encounter' in which 2 NDFB militants were killed was fake

A group of&nbsp;United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)&nbsp;and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants today ambushed an Indian army convoy at Pengeri in upper Assam&#39;s Tinsukia district, killing three Army jawans and injuring four others seriously.

The group of 15 militants attacked the army convoy early this morning and damaged two vehicles killing one jawan on the spot and seriously injuring six others, a defence spokesman told PTI.

Two of the injured died on way to the hospital, he said.

Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Mahanta said the ambush was carried out jointly by NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) militants carrying very sophisticated weapons including a&nbsp;rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), AK-47 rifles and mortars.

The security personnel retaliated but the militants managed to escape and it was yet to be ascertained whether there were any casualty or injuries among the militants, Mahanta said.

A huge crater was created at the site of the ambush and two vehicles - a jeep and a Shaktiman truck were completely damaged.

Operations have been intensified in the area with the&nbsp;army, police and CRPF personnel surrounding the area and launching massive combing operations. Helicopters have pressed into service for the purpose, the spokesman said.

Indian home minister Rajnath Singh speaks to Assam chief minister

Indian home minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the situation.

During the 10-minute telephonic conversation, Sonowal briefed the Indian home minister about the militant attack, the situation arising out&nbsp;of the incident and the steps taken to nab the culprits.

&quot;I am deeply anguished by the death of Army soldiers in a blast in Tinsukia and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured,&quot; Singh said.

The Assam chief minister strongly condemned the incident and directed Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay to rush to spot and review the situation.

&quot;We condemn the incident strongly. Operations will be intensified and stern action will be taken against the militants. None will be spared,&quot; he said here.

This is the second attack by ULFA(I) at Pengeri in a span of three days. On November 16, a man was killed and two were seriously injured when a vehicle carrying new currency notes to a tea garden for payment of wages to its labourers was fired upon.

(PTI)

At least four others were injured, the encounter is ongoing

A group of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants today ambushed an Indian army convoy at Pengeri in upper Assam's Tinsukia district, killing three Army jawans and injuring four others seriously. The group of 15 militants attacked the army convoy early this morning and damaged two vehicles killing one jawan on the spot and seriously injuring six others, a defence spokesman told PTI. Two of the injured died on way to the hospital, he said. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Mahanta said the ambush was carried out jointly by NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) militants carrying very sophisticated weapons including a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), AK-47 rifles and mortars. The security personnel retaliated but the militants managed to escape and it was yet to be ascertained whether there were any casualty or injuries among the militants, Mahanta said. A huge crater was created at the site of the ambush and two vehicles - a jeep and a Shaktiman truck were completely damaged. Operations have been intensified in the area with the army, police and CRPF personnel surrounding the area and launching massive combing operations. Helicopters have pressed into service for the purpose, the spokesman said. Indian home minister Rajnath Singh speaks to Assam chief minister Indian home minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the situation. During the 10-minute telephonic conversation, Sonowal briefed the Indian home minister about the militant attack, the situation arising out of the incident and the steps taken to nab the culprits. "I am deeply anguished by the death of Army soldiers in a blast in Tinsukia and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured," Singh said. The Assam chief minister strongly condemned the incident and directed Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay to rush to spot and review the situation. "We condemn the incident strongly. Operations will be intensified and stern action will be taken against the militants. None will be spared," he said here. This is the second attack by ULFA(I) at Pengeri in a span of three days. On November 16, a man was killed and two were seriously injured when a vehicle carrying new currency notes to a tea garden for payment of wages to its labourers was fired upon. (PTI)

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CRPF IG says Assam 'encounter' in which 2 NDFB militants were killed was fake

India: 3 soldiers killed in encounter with militants in Assam