5 Killed In Assam's Dima Hasao After Rebel Group Sets Trucks On Fire

Formed in 2019, the Dimasa National Liberation Army, or DNLA, is believed to be active in the Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong disticts of Assam, as well as parts of neighbouring Nagaland

Five people were killed near Diyungbra in Assam's Dima Hasao district late Thursday night after their trucks were attacked, allegedly by members of the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA). Assam Police said the terrorists fired several rounds at the trucks before setting seven of them on fire. Security personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the five bodies. "Information we got from the ground was that five suspected militants, who first fired from automatic weapons, set the trucks ablaze. We suspect the militant organisation DNLA to be behind this attack," Jayant Singh, Superintendent of Police (Dima Hasao District), said. The Police and the Army's Assam Rifles unit are conducting a massive combing operation in the region; the incident took place a little over 200 km from Guwahati.