TURA, AUG 5: Meghalaya police laid an ambush on the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) outfit at Machangpani, near Dalu, about 50 km from Tura, but three militants of the outfit managed to escape.
The outfit had demanded Rs. 2 lakh from one Bonku Saha and was on their way to collect the cash, when the police laid an ambush.
The incident took place around 2 pm on Tuesday.
West Garo hills SP Mukesh Singh said, “We had inputs that the militants would come to his residence to collect the ransom. There was brief exchange of fire but the three militants managed to escape”.
Police have recovered .32 pistols with two live ammunitions from the spot.- From Our Correspondent
