A jawan of the Indian Army and a militant of the banned ULFA were killed in a fierce gun-battle that took place at Dalangghat village in north Assam late on Thursday night. A fierce encounter took place once the team of Army men came face-to-face with a three-member group of ULFA militants. One of the militants was killed and another injured while the third militant managed to flee.
"We are sure this time that it is Ram as we had prior information on his whereabouts in that particular village for the last 24 hours. We are sure about the identity, but we want Ram's family members to confirm it," he said.
Rajkhowa hoped the ULFA's decision would bring about a atmosphere conducive to talks with the government.
Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh and eight police stations bordering Assam were declared "disturbed" areas under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958.
An Assam police source said that the joint team of Army and police conducted raids at Murkusiapara village under Barama police station near Bhutan border.
The timed bomb was planted on a bicycle parked in front of a tea stall owned by one Rafique Ahmed who was killed in the blast along with seven-year-old Safique Ali.
This has been third major setback to ULFA within a short span.
Each side is waiting for the other to make the move towards direct talks.
The letter asked the Centre not to approach them directly for any negotiation until the three conditions were met.
The Centre has conditioned that the dialogue will be held between mutually agreed upon emissaries of the ULFA and government of India.
According to a source in the Army, the top leader of the ULFA's 28th battalion, which is most dreaded and highly active in eastern Assam districts, was handed over to the police in Tinsukia district on Saturday.
Flood-ravaged Dhemaji district where surface communication is in shambles, is infested with ULFA militants taking advantage of interior locations.
The blast triggered angry protests in the area and in nearby Fancy Bazar, the commercial hub of the N-E region.
The killed teacher hails from Nagaon Tinali under Pengeri police station. He is survived by young wife and a five-year-old daugher.
One Hindi-speaking person was killed and 16 others injured, four of them seriously, when a bomb planted by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom militants went off at a daily market in eatern Assam's tea town of Doom Dooma in Tinsukia district at around 4.30 pm on Tuesday.
The Fancy Bazaar area is dominated by Hindi-speaking businessmen who have become a target of the banned outfit.
Babulal Shah died on the spot while his son Ashok Shah was seriously injured and rushed to Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh. A team of policemen and the army were rushed from the district headquarters to Borhat.
Senior superintendent of police, Guwahati city, informed that a bomb planted by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom militants rocked Anthgaon area in the heart Guwahati at around 12.30 pm on Monday.
There was no casualty or injuries as there was nobody in the building barring the security personnel.\n\n
The centre's owner, Rameswar Bahiti, a Hindi-speaking person, was targeted by the ULFA.
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