UPLF 'Chief' killed in encounter

Underground group United People's Liberation Force's (UPLF) 'Chairman' Dhananjay Dalogopu was killed in an encounter with police in central Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, said a senior police official. Police launched an operation on Monday based on intelligence provided by the Army about the presence of a five-member gang of the UPLF in the Borlangpha area, district Superintendent of Police Mukdhya Jyoti Mahanta said.