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*Guwahati, : An army official and a civilian were injured in an encounter with suspected militants of the outlawed NDFB (S) in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday.*
*The encounter took place at Raimora near Gossaigaon area, where the army official and a civilian were sustained injuries in suspected militants firing.*
*Kokrajhar district SP Rajen Singh said that, army captain Tripatpreet Singh of the Rajput Regiment and a civilian Rufon Tigga were injured in the encounter and both are undergoing treatment in Guwahati.*
*Tripatpreet Singh was admitted at an army hospital in Guwahati, while the civilian admitted at Guwahati Medical College hospital.*
*The encounter came following amid stepped of massive operations against the outfit group in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) and other parts of the state.*
*Meanwhile, army, Assam police and other security agencies had jointly launched massive operation against the attackers.*
*In the aftermath of 2014 carnage of the adivasis in BTAD area by NDFB (S), over 100 militants of the outfit were either killed or apprehended by the security forces.*
*On the other hand, security forces had apprehended a hardcore militant of the outfit from Molandubi area in Kokrajhar district on Friday.*
*The nabbed militant was identified as Dilip Rai and security personnel had recovered one 7.65 mm pistol with magazine, ammunition in possession from him.*
*(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)*
