One dead, two hurt in Assam police encounters
A man accused of a robbery was killed in a police encounter in Assam, while two others were injured in a separate incident involving extortion. The police reported that they acted in self-defense during both encounters, which resulted in the death of one suspect and injuries to two others. These incidents occurred shortly after the Chief Minister of Assam began his second term, amidst ongoing scrutiny of police actions in the state.
- ▪A robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Nagaon district.
- ▪Two men were injured in a separate encounter related to extortion in Sivasagar district.
- ▪The police reported that they acted in self-defense during both incidents.
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A man accused in a lethal robbery in central Assam’s Nagaon district was killed in an exchange of fire with the police on Monday (May 25, 2026), hours after two men allegedly involved in collecting extortion money for a banned extremist outfit were injured in a similar incident in eastern Assam’s Sivasagar district.Partha Pratim Das, Nagaon’s Senior Superintendent of Police, said the police intercepted an armed gang at a location in the Borkandoli area, where it had planned a burglary.In self-defence“The gang members opened two rounds of fire when our team neared the spot. The police retaliated in self-defence, and a person sustained bullet injuries in the exchange of fire,” he told journalists.
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