UNLF claims responsibility for bomb attack on AR personnel

The proscribed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has claimed responsibility for the April 13 bomb blast close to a transit camp of Assam Rifles (AR), which left one AR jawan dead.

In a statement issued to the media last night, the outfit said its activists triggered the explosion.

The blast had claimed the life of the security personnel and caused injuries to three others, the police officer said.

The AR personnel were on foot patrol at a site located at Ragailong Khuman Lampak Stadium road.

The three injured were identified as Himansu Devnath (31) of West Bengal, K Rameshwor (32) of Manipur and Manish Kumar (28) of Bihar.
 

The jawan, who succumbed to injuries at a private hospital here on that evening, has been identified as Gukulchand Yadav (32) of Rajasthan, the officer said.