CRPF jawan injured during encounter

JORHAT: A CRPF personnel was injured critically during an encounter with Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigres (KPLT) militants in the Kakochang area of Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday night.

The jawan was identified as Dipak Mitra and is currently undergoing treatment at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH). Doctors said his condition is stable and he is out of danger.

Police said the encounter took place at around 10.15pm on Monday when a group of CRPF Cobra team launched a search operation in the Kokachang area in Karbi Anglong against KPLT militants. "Heavily armed KPLT rebels fired at the CRPF personnel injuring a jawan critically," said Bokakhat police station OC Rajen Moran. JMCH official Anadar Neog said, "The jawan was admitted to the hospital on Monday night with bullet injury."

A senior police officer of Karbi Anglong said a group of KPLT, comprising 25 militants, has been taking shelter in the Kakochang area for the last few months using the area as a safe heaven.

Imphal-Silchar route security stepped up

IMPHAL: A large number of state and paramilitary forces, including lady CRPF personnel, have been deployed along the deplorable NH-53 to ensure safe journey of loaded trucks from Silchar to Imphal in the wake of the intensified stir in Manipur hills.



There's a possibility of over 800 goods trucks carrying petroleum products , life saving drugs, rice and cement bags on NH 53 to reach the Manipur capital on Saturday. For this, elaborate security measures have been taken at all strategic locations along the route, which is the second life line of strife-torn Manipur.

Though the trucks left Jiribam sub-division bordering Assam on Thursday along with Manipur Rifles and India Reserve Battalion escorts, the vehicles halted at a strategic location en route to the national capital, police said.