BSF Havildar killed in Tripura terrorist attack

Agartala, August 19 : A Border Security Force (BSF) havildar was shot dead by militants of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) on Friday, according to police in Agartala.

A large contingent of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) headed by the inspector general of police Arindam Nath and senior BSF officials have taken to the mountainous areas to continue their route of action.The slain havildar was a citizen of Madhya Pradesh, belonged to the 145 battalion of BSF.The incident of Friday was the first incident of violence involving a gun this year.Tripura shares an 856-km frontier with Bangladesh.sc/ .