IED event in Assam, Tamulbari area in Tinsukia District area, India on Mon 20th February 2023

On February 20, three persons were killed by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militants at Tamulbari area in Tinsukia District of Assam, reports Northeast Now. The three unidentified victims were suspected to be ÔinformersÕ of the Security Forces (SFs) by the ULFA-I militants, who believed that their Ôfield commanderÕ Uday Asom was killed based on the intelligence provided by the three ÔinformersÕ. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that Uttam Lahon alias Uday Asom alias Udhab, a cadre of the ULFA-I, who was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert, was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Tikak Mulung Parbat near Margherita town in Tinsukia District on February 9.