Overview
- The accused, who police say fired on officers during a raid Thursday in Jirighat, was shot in return fire and declared dead at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
- Police identified him as Sailun Daungel, known as Lulun, a 46-year-old from Manipur’s Tamenglong district with alleged ties to drug trafficking and a past link to the banned UKNA group.
- Officials say the operation followed a May 5 attack in Jirighat that left Havildar Sharif Hossain Kazi wounded, a case in which Daungel had been named as a prime suspect.
- Two policemen were injured in Thursday’s action, the body was sent for post-mortem at Silchar Medical College, and searches continue as security is tightened in the Jirighat belt.
- In a separate move the same day, the Assam Police STF seized heroin and opium worth over Rs 21 crore from a bus at Amingaon and arrested five men from Manipur, underscoring an active crackdown on the route.