Assam Army Camp Attack: Three Personnel Injured After Terrorists Target Security Forces Near Arunachal Border

Three Army personnel were injured after unidentified terrorists open fire at a camp in Kakoptahar area in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday morning. The Army and the police have launched a search operation in the area, a defence spokesperson said. 

“Around 12.30 am, unidentified terrorists fired at the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle. The troops on duty retaliated immediately and effectively took caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the vicinity,” the Army spokesperson added.

The army officer said that the terrorists fled the spot after carrying out ‘speculative firing’ using automatic weapons when the army carried out retaliatory measures against them. In military tactics, speculative firing refers to a military tactic used to check for movement of suspicious persons along a border by firing shots to provoke a response. 

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“No major injuries were sustained other than minor abrasions to three personnel. The area has been sanitised and joint searches in coordination with the police are being carried out,” the spokesperson added.

The camp is located close to the interstate boundary of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. However, it is speculated that Paresh Barua’s ULFA carried out the attack, having been active in the eastern part of the state.

Two Suspects Arrested In Manipur

In a separate incident in September, a convoy of the Assam rifles was ambushed in the Nambol Sabal Leikai area, Manipur which resulted in the death of two army personnel and the injury of five more. The suspects were later arrested by the Manipur police. 

A van was also recovered in possession of the group, presumed to have been used in the attack on the convoy, as per the officials. The silver-blue colour van was found at Mutum Yangbi in Imphal West district, which is almost 10 km away from the incident site.

(With inputs from PTI)