Goalpara (Assam), Sep 28: Four dacoits were killed in an encounter with the police in Assam’s Goalpara district on Sunday, a senior officer said.

The incident took place in the Ghiladubi area early on Sunday. The four were identified as Mukunda Rabha, Subur Ali, Zahidul Islam and Chengbat Marak.

Goalpara Senior Superintendent of Police Nabaneet Mahanta said, “We had information for the last few days about the presence of an armed criminal gang in the area, which is on the inter-state border with Meghalaya. We had been carrying out search operations.”

He said a specific input was received in the morning that the gang would attempt to carry out kidnapping or other criminal activities, and accordingly, coordinated checkpoints were set up by the police.

“The criminals were coming in a car

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