Tribune News Service

Guwahati, January 22

Two jawans of the Assam Rifles were killed and three others injured when militants belonging to the banned ULFA (Independent) and Corcom today ambushed a convoy near Jagun in Tinsukia district of Assam. Security forces also killed two militants in retaliatory fire.The slain security personnel were identified as Riflemen Ben Naitha and K Wangshu. The militants also snatched weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, from the jawans. “A road-opening party of the Assam Rifles came under an attack on the national highway near Jagun around 7.30 am, leading to death of two security personnel. Troops killed two CorCom militants in retaliation,” Assam Police’s Additional Director General (Special Branch) Pallab Bhattacharyya said.