Guwahati: At least two personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) were killed in an ambush with suspected militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) at the Indo-Bangladesh bordering area in Dhalai of Tripura on Tuesday.
The jawans were identified as sub-inspector Bhuru Singh, and constable Raj Kumar. They were killed while they were patrolling near the RC Nath Border outpost.
As per reports, the incident took place on the morning of Tuesday when a group of the suspected militants allegedly ambushed the patrolling team. They were suspected to have crossed the Indo-Bangla border.
The BSF stated that during the incident, firing took place between both parties. The jawans in the ambushed had received severe injuries and they later succumbed to their injuries.
The BSF in a statement stated, “As per the blood strains available at the spot, militants have reportedly sustained some injuries. Both our martyrs have fought valiantly before succumbing to their injuries. A massive search operation has been launched in the area to nab the militants.”
It may be mentioned that in Tripura, there is an 856-kilometre long international border that is shared with Bangladesh. Along with this, at least a 67-kilometre area of the border is still no fenced.