ITANAGAR: Assam Rifles (AR) troopers are carrying out massive combing operations in and around the Sanliam tri-junction area on the Khonsa Lazu Road of Arunachal's Tirap district — which shares borders with Myanmar — to nab the militants that carried out an ambush on a convoy of AR on Wednesday. An Assam Rifles jawan was killed while another received bullet injuries in the ambush in southern Arunachal Pradesh by the militants, suspected to belong to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
It was not immediately known how many Assam Rifles troopers were patrolling the area during the terrorist attack. This was the second militant attack on Assam Rifles this month.
On October 4, an Assam Rifles jawan was killed while another was hurt in an ambush by suspected militants in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Three districts of Arunachal Pradesh — Tirap, Longding and Changlang — share porous and unfenced borders with Myanmar, and for many years, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been enforced in these areas. The AFSPA gives sweeping powers to the security forces, including shoot-to-kill.
Various militant outfits are using these forested areas as their transit route and clandestine hideouts. (IANS)