Silchar, May 6 -- A 55-year-old senior Assam Police personnel was shot twice by suspected drug peddlers on Tuesday night near the Assam-Manipur border in Cachar district, following which he was airlifted to Guwahati in critical condition on Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place in the Diglang area of Jirighat around 8 pm during an anti-drug operation.

The injured policeman, identified as Havildar Sharif Hossain Kazi, was initially taken to Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).

"Kazi sustained two bullet injuries, one in the abdomen and another below it, causing severe trauma. He was first taken to SMCH, but on Wednesday morning he was airlifted to Guwahati for advanced treatment," Cachar senior superintendent of police...