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04.10.2014 Asia

A Naga Extremist Injured In Police Firing At Guwahati

04.10.2014 LISTEN
By Hemanta Nath

Guwahati, October 4: A Naga extremist was seriously injured in police firing, when he tried to deliver consignment arms at Guwahati on Saturday evening, police said.

The incident took place at Chanmari area in the city, a Naga militant was injured in police firing, when three militants of NSCN (IM) had tried to deliver consignment arms in Guwahati.

“Based on intelligence input, a team of city police launched operation at Chanmari area in the city. When police reached the area, the militants had tried to flee from the area and forced us to fire, in which a militant was injured and other two had managed to flee,” a top police official said.

Police recovered a 9mm pistol and ammunition in possession from the injured militant identified as Semual Bora.

Police had launched search operation in the city to nab the fled militants.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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