Guwahati: Security forces on Sunday gunned down three top National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) rebels during a series of counter-insurgency operations in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, an official reported ro the local media..

 “Retaliating to heavy non-discriminatory fire, a team of the Army and Assam Police neutralised three hardcore NDFB(S) militants. Two of them have been identified as Rahul Basumatary and Ritu Basumatary,” said a defence official.

 ur pistols, a large quantity of ammunition, hand-grenades and other war-like stores have been recovered from the slain militants, the official said.

[By intern Debashis]

  Bodoland, rebels