Two cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were reportedly injured in exchange of fire with security forces at Kakorani Reserve Forest along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, Defence sources said here on Monday.
On specific information about presence of ULFA cadres, the Assam Rifles conducted an operation in the area yesterday night and in the ensuing exchange of fire, two rebels of the outfit were injured, Defence spokesman Colonel Chiranjit Konwer said. However, the cadres along with the injured ones managed to escape using cover of darkness, bad weather and dense foliage, the spokesman said in a statement.