Dima Hasao, Assam, April 30 (HBTV): Assam Rifles and Assam police killed three militants of a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in a fierce gun battle in Dima Hasao district on Tuesday, officials said. 

Available updates did not mention which faction the cadres belonged to. There are many armed militant factions and splinter groups in Nagaland that uses the ‘NSCN’ nomenclature.  

Police also recovered three AK series rifles and two pistols in possession of the deceased militants.  

Rajib Saikia, CPRO of the Assam police, told ANI that the operation against the militants was launched by the Assam police and the Assam Rifles.

‘Based on information that some armed militants, who had given an extortion letter to NHAI - National Projects (Golden Quadrilateral) in Dima Hasao district were hiding in general area of Hera Kilo-Nriachibunglow-N.KUbin-Borochanam-P.Kubin-Michidui-Doering-Chaikam area under Haflong police station; a search operation was launched by Assam police special units and Assam Rifles in the evening of Saturday,’ Rajib Saikia said.

The search parties came across an armed group after almost 60 hours of searching in the area between N Kubin and Hera Kilo. The armed militants fired on the security forces who retaliated, and there was a heavy exchange of fire, Rajib Saikia added.

The CPRO of Assam police said that a search of the area led to the discovery of three dead bodies with three AK series rifles and two pistols.

"The deceased are suspected to belong to some faction of NSCN," the CPRO of Assam police said.