Three members of a newly-floated militant outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Assam Thursday, police said.
The militants of the United Peoples Liberation Front (UPLF) were killed in Hatikhuli village in Dima Hasao district.
Acting on a tip off that some militants were hiding in the village, security forces launched an operation. There was an exchange of fire and the three cadres were killed, police said.
An AK-56 rifle with two magazines, a 7.65 pistol with two magazines, 50 rounds of ammunition and a Chinese grenade were recovered from them.
The outfit was involved in the killing of a superintendent of police and his personal security officer in Hamren in Karbi Anglong district in June.
