Suspected militant killed in an exchange of fire with police

A suspected militant was killed in an exchange of fire with police at Maibang area in Assam's Dima Hasao district Friday, a police officer said.

A police team and members of a suspected militant group exchanged fire in the early hours of Friday. After the firing stopped, police recovered the body of a suspected militant, the officer said.

The police team also recovered ammunition from the spot, the officer said, adding that search is on the apprehend the other members of the group.