Guwahati, Oct 17
Unidentified terrorists opened fire on an Indian Army post at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district around midnight on Friday, prompting an immediate and measured retaliation from the troops, officials said.
The exchange of fire lasted several minutes before the attackers fled the area under pressure from the Army’s retaliatory response.
In recent years, there have been intermittent attempts by militant groups to reassert their presence in the region. In November 2023, suspected ULFA(I) cadres ambushed an Army patrol near Digboi, injuring two soldiers.
Friday’s attack comes amid heightened security coordination across Assam’s eastern districts ahead of the festive season. Senior Army and police officers have reached the spot, and reinforcement teams continue search operations in the adjoining forest and highway routes