Assam Police camp attackedby ULFA (I) militants; 4 injured

At least four security personnel were injured in a militant attack on an Assam Police Commando camp in Tinsukia district early Sunday, a senior officer said. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said counter operations have been launched to nab those behind the attack.
The attack comes ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled on April 9. The police officer said the incident took place around 2.30 am in Jagun area.
Militants fired multiple rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shells at the camp, of which five exploded. Security personnel stationed at the camp immediately retaliated, leading to a brief exchange of gunfire.
The officer said the attack is suspected to have been carried out by a seven-member group, which escaped across the inter-state border with Arunachal Pradesh under the cover of darkness.
The four injured personnel were taken to Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh for treatment. AMCH superintendent Dhruvajyoti Bhuyan said all the injured were out of danger and in stable condition.
Confirming the attack, Sarma termed the incident “highly condemnable” and said counter operations have been launched by Assam Police and the Army. He expressed confidence that those responsible would be nabbed.
However, the chief minister refused to comment on the claim made by ULFA (Independent) (ULFA-I), which has taken responsibility for the attack.
In a statement, ULFA (I) said the strike was carried out under its “Operation Bujoni” in retaliation against repeated action by Assam Police against the outfit.
The group maintained that it had refrained from targeting the state police as a gesture towards peace overtures by the government since 2021. However, it alleged that its leaders, cadres and sympathisers were targeted by security agencies, and many of them were killed.
ULFA (I) also blamed the Indian Armed Forces for conducting drone and missile attacks on its mobile camps along the India-Myanmar border in July last year.
The outfit further asked the state police force to refrain from “subversive activities” against it, warning of retaliatory action.