Three Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed and five others injured when militants ambushed a CRPF patrol party in insurgency-hit Karbi Anglong hill district on Assam on Saturday.
The ambush took place during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is scheduled to address some rallies in the poll-bound state.
According to police sources, militants from the Karbi People's Liberation Tiger ambushed two vehicles of a CRPF patrol party at Deothar under Bokajan police station at approximately 9.30 pm. Three CRPF troopers were killed on the spot and five others were injured.
A fierce gun battle raged in the area after the ambush while senior police officials rushed to the spot. The militants, who were reportedly positioned atop hills, fired volleys of bullets at the CRPF party travelling along the road below.
