I?B officer killed by insurgents in Meghalaya

A young officer of the Intelligence Bureau was killed by insurgents in South Garo hills in Meghalaya. Official sources said the officer, who is a new recruit in the rank of an Inspector, was kidnapped along with another person in South Garo hills when militants intercepted a Tata Sumo vehicle yesterday. His body was found today, the official said. The fate of the other person was not known. Sources said a new group called ASAC, a breakaway faction of ANVC, a known militant group in Meghalaya, was suspected to be behind the kidnapping and killing of the IB officer.