Rohan Editor 
A high-intensity ambush in Assam’s Tinsukia district has left several commandos of the elite Black Panther unit injured, signaling a sudden escalation in regional insurgent activity. The attack occurred early Monday morning in the dense forest area of Jagun, near the Arunachal Pradesh border, when an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a multi-vehicle police convoy. Following the blast, suspected militants from the outlawed ULFA-I (United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent) opened indiscriminate fire on the security personnel, leading to a fierce exchange of gunshots that lasted for nearly twenty minutes before the attackers retreated into the thick jungle.
In the aftermath of the encounter, the injured commandos were airlifted to a military hospital, where at least two are reported to be in critical condition. Senior police officials, including the Director General of Police, have rushed to the site to oversee a massive combing operation involving the Army and paramilitary forces to track down the insurgents. While ULFA-I has not yet officially claimed responsibility, the sophisticated nature of the IED and the proximity to known cross-border transit routes have led intelligence agencies to view this as a retaliatory strike against recent counter-insurgency successes in the Upper Assam belt.
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