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Cash van attacked in Assam : one killed, two injured

Cash van attacked in Assam : one killed, two injured

| | 16 Nov 2016, 12:11 pm
Guwahati, Nov 16 (IBNS) : One person was killed and two others were injured when alleged militants attacked a cash van in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Wednesday morning.

According to  reports, the incident took place on Digboi-Pengeri road in  oil rich Upper Assam.

A top  police official said that suspected militants of Paresh Baruah led ULFA(I) are behind the attack.

Police said the attack was made on a  tea garden pick up Van which was going to domdooma police station area  to collect money for weekly salary of  labourers.

In the attack, a civilian was killed on the  spot and two others, including a security guard, were injured," a top police official said.

lThe deceased person was identified as Abhijit Pau

The driver of the van,Thairul Alam Lashkar and police constable Jiten Kumar Singh were the injured. Alam was hit by two bullets.

They have been rushed to Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh.

Top police and army officials have rushed to the area and launched operation to nab the attackers.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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