New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- An Assam Rifles havildar was killed and four other personnel injured after suspected militants ambushed a patrol team near the India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district on Tuesday morning, officials said.
The attack took place around 6.30 am near Nampong Nallah under Nampong circle, where personnel of the 21 Assam Rifles were patrolling an area where border fencing work is underway.
The suspected militants opened fire on the patrol team, killing Havildar Jangkhokai Kuki, 42, and injuring four other personnel, according to officials. The injured were evacuated to a hospital for treatment. Their condition was not immediately known.
Following the ambush, additional security personnel were deployed...