GUWAHATI: A young Assam Police inspector, Bhaskar Kalita, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bordumsa police station in Tinsukia district of Assam, was once killed in an come upon with ULFA (Independent) militants close to the inter-state border with Arunachal Pradesh late Friday night.
Three militants also are suspected to were killed in the come upon and an operation is on to search the our bodies, police said.
Kalita took 9 bullets in his frame before dying. He was once leading a group of CRPF Cobra battalion in a raid in a house close to Bordumsa after receiving details about the presence of ULFA(I) extremists there.
Kalita’s loss of life has now put Assam Police below scanner because the officer was once dressed in a bullet evidence jacket and but post mortem revealed that two of the 9 bullets of Tavor X95 rifle he gained on his frame had handed through the bullet evidence jacket. Kalita, who hails from Azara in Kamrup (rural) district leaves behind his parents, spouse and two minor children.
About two decades back Assam Police was once rocked by scam in purchase of bullet evidence vehicles for its body of workers after the CAG pointed out that the vehicles were sub-standard.
Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia who visited Bordumsa where he paid the remaining respect to the slain officer on Saturday morning said that he can be enquiring into the bullet evidence factor which has come to mild.
“We have lost a brave officer. The counter-insurgency operation can be intensified. We will read about the bullet evidence jackets with our body of workers,” Saikia said.
Ulfa(I) leader Paresh Baruah, who called from a undisclosed location, said that his organization does not imagine Assam Police as its enemy.
Three militants also are suspected to were killed in the come upon and an operation is on to search the our bodies, police said.
Kalita took 9 bullets in his frame before dying. He was once leading a group of CRPF Cobra battalion in a raid in a house close to Bordumsa after receiving details about the presence of ULFA(I) extremists there.
Kalita’s loss of life has now put Assam Police below scanner because the officer was once dressed in a bullet evidence jacket and but post mortem revealed that two of the 9 bullets of Tavor X95 rifle he gained on his frame had handed through the bullet evidence jacket. Kalita, who hails from Azara in Kamrup (rural) district leaves behind his parents, spouse and two minor children.
About two decades back Assam Police was once rocked by scam in purchase of bullet evidence vehicles for its body of workers after the CAG pointed out that the vehicles were sub-standard.
Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia who visited Bordumsa where he paid the remaining respect to the slain officer on Saturday morning said that he can be enquiring into the bullet evidence factor which has come to mild.
“We have lost a brave officer. The counter-insurgency operation can be intensified. We will read about the bullet evidence jackets with our body of workers,” Saikia said.
Ulfa(I) leader Paresh Baruah, who called from a undisclosed location, said that his organization does not imagine Assam Police as its enemy.
Assam police officer killed by ULFA militants
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