IMPHAL, Oct 20: Atleast one militant suspected to be of UTLA was reportedly gunned down by troops of 27 Assam Rifles in a skirmish at Kolbung Village this morning under Tousem police station, Tamenglong district.
According to official sources, following information of the presence of some valley based militants in and around Kolbung Village troops of 27 Assam Rifles surrounded the area since last night.
The Assam Rifles troops launched a search operation in the wee hour today wherein they encountered the militant suspects around 5 am and exchanged heavy gunfire, continued the sources.
While the gun fun fight lasted till 7 am, at least one militant suspect was reportedly killed in the clash.
The Assam Rifles troops also reportedly recovered an AK-47 Rifles along with some live rounds from the encounter site, the source said.
The identity of the slain militant is yet to be established till the filing of this report.