Nalbari (Assam), February 20: A suspected ULFA militant was killed in an encounter with security forces here in the district today, police said.
Acting on a tip-off about the presence of about six suspected ULFA militants at Lakhoupur under Belsor police station, a joint team of CRPF and police personnel launched a joint operation in the area.
A militant was killed in the encounter while the others managed to escape.
A 9 mm pistol and some blank cartridges were recovered from the encounter site and a massive search operation has been launched to nab the militants who managed to escape.
–Agencies