Two cadres of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFBIKS), identified as Jwngsar Basumatary alias Laudum and Phungkha Narzary, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Jharbari area under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on July 24, reports The Sentinel. According to Kokrajhar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sreejit T, based on specific inputs about the movement of NDFBIKS cadres in Jharbari, a joint operation was launched on Sunday (July 24) evening by Kokrajhar Police, 3rd Rajput Regiment of the Army and 210 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in the North of Jharbari area, where two cadres of the outfit were neutralized. The NDFBIKS cadres opened fire on the operational party first and the party retaliated, killing two cadres. He also said that two 7.65mm pistols, five rounds ammunitions of 7.65mm pistols, four fired cases of 7.65mm pistols, seven 7.62 mm AK47 fired cases, two Chinese grenades and a backpack were recovered from their possession. Read less...