Itanagar, September 14: A hardcore NSCN militant was gunned down in a fierce encounter between the extremists and Assam Rifles troopers in Miao district of Arunachal Pradesh, defence officials said on Thursday. A defence source told IANS that the Assam Rifles had launched a massive operation against the NSCN extremists on Wednesday and at one point of time, the guerillas attacked the security forces leading to the heavy gun battle. Anantnag Encounter: School Students Pay Tribute to Three Security Officers Killed in Jammu and Kashmir.

Though one NSCN militant managed to escape, the operation was still in progress, the source said. A pistol and some ammunition were recovered from the forested areas. Identity of the NSCN group involved in the encounter was not yet known. Further details of the shootout are awaited.

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