The slain Maoist has been identified as Epheal Murmu, also known as Rohit Murmu, hailing from Jharkhand

A key Maoist operative suspected to be behind the recent IED blast on a railway track between Kokrajhar and Salakati was killed in an encounter with Assam Police early Saturday morning, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kokrajhar, Pushpraj Singh, said.

“Last night we got information about the presence of an armed group with sophisticated weapons in Nadangiri Hills in Kokrajhar district,” SP Singh told reporters. “They were hiding there and were planning to carry out something big. We formed a team led by Additional SP Headquarters to lead the search operation in the area. The operation started very early this morning.”

He said that around 6 AM, the police team came under fire from the ins

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