3 militants, Army officer, civilian killed in Nagaland operation

An Army officer and three militants were killed and three soldiers and a civilian injured in an operation against a combined group of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Nagaland on Wednesday.

The Army said the civilian, an autorickshaw driver, was killed in the crossfire.

Major David Manlum from the Territorial Army Naga battalion and posted to the Assam Rifles was killed when he was leading the operation in Lapa Lempong and Oting village near Mon.

Sources in the Army said that the joint operation by the Assam Rifles and 12 Para Special Forces of the Army, was launched following specific information on the militants’ movement late night on Tuesday and the encounter began soon after at 23:30 hours.