Agartala: A police constable was killed and four others were injured when insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) attacked a police camp at Maithulungbari in South Tripura district on April 4.

Police said a group of about 25 NLFT insurgents, clad in olive green uniform and armed with sophisticated weapons, raided the camp of the Special Police Officers (SPO) at Maithulungbari, a remote tribal hamlet, at about 04:00 hours (IST).

The SPOs and police personnel, after being fired upon by the ultras, retaliated. In the 30-minute long encounter, the ultras killed a constable and injured four others.

Among the four injured, three were admitted to the Tripura Sundari district hospital where their condition was critical.

Any information about casualty in the side of the ultras was not available.

Police said the ultras could not loot any arm.

SPO is a temporary contingent of security force raised last year. Regular police also stayed with them in their camps.

PTI