GUWAHATI: Unidentified terrorists opened fire on an Indian Army post at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district around midnight on Friday, prompting an immediate and measured retaliation from the troops, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the Army, the firing originated from a moving vehicle targeting the Kakopathar Company location. “Troops on duty responded immediately and effectively, taking due caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the close vicinity, ” the statement said.
The exchange of fire lasted several minutes before the attackers fled the area under pressure from the Army’s retaliatory response.