Three, including ULFA militant, killed in Majuli encounter

MAJULI (Assam): An ULFA militant and two others were killed while two persons were injured in an encounter between extremists and security personnel in Majuli river island on Thursday.
One of the dead has been identified as ULFA cadre Rajiv Das. It is yet to be ascertained if the two others - Goda Pegu and Bhaben Pegu - belonged to the ULFA.
The injured were identified as ULFA linkman Bogai Das and a minor Ropan Toplai
Acting on a tip-off about presence of a group of ULFA militants in the house of a linkman in south Majuli, a joint team of the police and CRPF personnel launched a joint operation in the Ahatguri area of the island, police sources said.
The militants opened fire at the security personnel in a bid to escape and an encounter followed in which three persons were killed and two, including the ULFA linkman and a minor, were seriously injured.
The dead and the injured were brought to Jorhat Medical College Hospital by helicopter.
A combing operation in and around the encounter site was continuing, the sources said.