GUWAHATI: Six cadres of the outlawed Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) were killed in an encounter with security forces near Dhansiri in Karbi Anglong district along the Assam-Nagaland border early on Sunday, senior police officers said.
Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition after the gunfight with a joint team of the paramilitary Assam rifles and the state police. Based on inputs about the presence of terrorists, a joint team of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao district police and Assam Rifles personnel launched an operation on Saturday night, which continued till Sunday morning.
One security force personnel suffered injuries during the operation.
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