Guwahati: Three Jihadi militants with suspected ISI links were killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Goalpara district today, police said.
Troops of 4 Kumaon Regiment, actinc on a tip-off, raided Goalpariya village and were fired upon by militants who attempted to escape. An encounter followed in which three militants were killed.
The security forces recovered a 9 mm pistol, a magazine with five rounds of ammunition, two hand-grenades, a local pistol and several documents.
The trio's links with fundamentalist organisations have been established but the identity of their outfit was yet to be ascertained, the police added.
